World War 1, Europe, 1916

1916
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Colour Postcard -British anti-aircraft gunners aiming at a German plane - 3 inch 20 cwt AA gun

Historical information

The QF 3 inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun became the standard anti-aircraft gun used in the home defence of the United Kingdom against German airships and bombers and on the Western Front in World War I. 20 cwt referred to the weight of the barrel and breech, to differentiate it from other "3 inch" guns (1 cwt = 1 hundredweight = 112 pounds, hence the barrel and breech together weighed 2240 lb).

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cwa-org-32-P2004.127.1l
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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