File:BL6inchMkVIILydditeShell.jpg
Summary
Diagram of British 6 inch Mk VIIA <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_ordnance_terms#Common_Lyddite" class="extiw" title="en:List of British ordnance terms">Common Lyddite</a> shell, 1914.
"A" denotes the shell has a 4 Calibres Radius head, as opposed to 2 C.R.H. This means the nose is longer and more pointed, hence this shell is 1.36 inches longer than the 2 C.R.H. Mk VII shell.
The shell is of the modern British high-explosive design, with the shell wall thick at the base but progressively thinner towards the nose, allowing room for more explosive.
Filled with 13 lb 5 oz Lyddite. Total weight filled & fuzed 100 lb.
Shell length 22.89 inches.
The shell has the No. 7 cupro-nickel driving band design preferred for Naval use.
For use with the following guns :-
- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_6_inch_Gun_Mk_7" class="extiw" title="en:BL 6 inch Gun Mk 7">BL 6 inch Guns Mk VII, VIII</a>, Naval service.
- BL 6 inch Gun Mk XI, Naval service.
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| current | 09:30, 14 January 2017 | | 554 × 1,000 (89 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>Diagram of British 6 inch Mk VIIA <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_ordnance_terms#Common_Lyddite" class="extiw" title="en:List of British ordnance terms">Common Lyddite</a> shell, 1914. <br>"A" denotes the shell has a 4 Calibres Radius head, as opposed to 2 C.R.H. This means the nose is longer and more pointed, hence this shell is 1.36 inches longer than the 2 C.R.H. Mk VII shell. <br>The shell is of the modern British high-explosive design, with the shell wall thick at the base but progressively thinner towards the nose, allowing room for more explosive. <br>Filled with 13 lb 5 oz Lyddite. Total weight filled & fuzed 100 lb. <br>Shell length 22.89 inches. <br>The shell has the No. 7 cupro-nickel driving band design preferred for Naval use. <br>For use with the following guns :- </p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_6_inch_Gun_Mk_7" class="extiw" title="en:BL 6 inch Gun Mk 7">BL 6 inch Guns Mk VII, VIII</a>, Naval service.</li> <li>BL 6 inch Gun Mk XI, Naval service.</li> </ul> |
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