Extended Specification
- Gun
- Length: 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
- weight: 9 cwt
- Rifling: 18 grooves (Mks I, II, IV)
- Twist: 1 in 30 (Mks I, II, IV)
- Barrel Life: 12,000 to 15,000 rounds
- Carriage
- weight: 24 cwt (Mk V 27 cwt)
- Width: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
- recoil: 41 inches fixed (carriage Mk I, II); 26 - 48 inches variable (carriage Mk IV, Mk V)
- Elevation: -5° to +16° (carriage Mk I & II with pole trail), +30° (carriage Mk III box trail), +37°
(carriage Mk IV box trail & Mk V split trail)
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- Traverse: 4.5° left and right (Carriage Mk I - IV); 25° left and right (carriage Mk V)
- Gunshield: proof against shrapnel and rifle fire (500 yds)
- Limber
- Capacity: 24 shells
- weight: 14 cwt
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