Unrestrained with a full proof charge (the charge used when the gun was proofed before being used in a ship) the 3 ton gun would recoil over 50 feet (15 metres).
Onganqandwanga wona wausetyenziswa ngokupheleleyo (oku kwakusenzeka emva kokungqinwa ukuba umpu lowo ungasetyenziswa enqanaweni) umpu ezitoni ezi-3 ubuyiselwa ngaphaya kweenyawo eaingama-50 (iimitha ezili-15).