QF 3-inch 20 cwt
Performance
The following table compares the gun's performance with the other British World War I anti-aircraft guns:-

QF 3-inch 20 cwt

Section Title: Performance
Table Section Text: The following table compares the gun's performance with the other British World War I anti-aircraft guns:-

Gun	m/v ft/s	Shell (lb)	Time to 5,000 ft (1,500 m) at 25° (seconds)	Time to 10,000 ft (3,000 m) at 40° (seconds)	Time to 15,000 ft (4,600 m) at 55° (seconds)	Max. height (ft)

QF 13 pdr 9 cwt	1990	12.5	10.1	15.5	22.1	19,000

QF 12 pdr 12 cwt	2200	12.5	9.1	14.1	19.1	20,000

QF 3 inch 20 cwt 1914	2500	12.5	8.3	12.6	16.3	23,500

QF 3 inch 20 cwt 1916	2000	16	9.2	13.7	18.8	22,000

QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun	2350	31	4.4??	9.6	12.3	28,750

Sentence(s)

The 16-pound shell took 9.2 seconds to reach 5,000 ft (1,500 m) at 25° from horizontal, 13.7 seconds to reach 10,000 ft (3,000 m) at 40°, and 18.8 seconds to reach 15,000 at 55°.

final_sentence: The 16-pound shell took 9.2 seconds to reach 5,000 ft (1,500 m) at 25° from horizontal, 13.7 seconds to reach 10,000 ft (3,000 m) at 40°, and 18.8 seconds to reach 15,000 at 55°.