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| Bore diameter |
3.0" 76.2mm |
| Ammunition type |
Fixed nose-fused HE or common
rounds. Shrapnel, tracer, and antisubmarine rounds were also available. |
| Projectile weight |
13 lbs 5.7 kg |
|
Velocity |
2240 feet per second 680 meters per second |
|
Maximum elevation |
75 degrees |
|
Range |
11,800 yards 10,800 meters |
|
Altitude |
23,600 feet 7200 meters |
|
Firing cycle |
3 to 5 seconds |
This gun was used by light warships
and submarines. Loosely
based on a Vickers
design from 1908, it was normally mounted singly and was worked by
hand.
References
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