File:QF15pdrCartridgeMkIII.jpg
Summary
Diagram of Mk III cartridge for British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_QF_15_pounder" class="extiw" title="en:Ordnance QF 15 pounder">QF 15 pounder</a> field gun.
Mk III cartridge case takes Percussion Primer No.3 in the base.
Mk II cartridge case is similar, but takes Percussion Cap in a cap chamber.
Mk I cartridge case was the original German design purchased with the guns, and superseded by the Britisk Mk II and Mk III designs.
Propellant charge is 1 lb 2 oz 10 drams Cordite M.D.T Size 20-10 for shrapnel and case shot; reduced charge of 4 oz for star shell.
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| current | 19:08, 14 January 2017 | | 587 × 1,000 (94 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>Diagram of Mk III cartridge for British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_QF_15_pounder" class="extiw" title="en:Ordnance QF 15 pounder">QF 15 pounder</a> field gun. <br>Mk III cartridge case takes Percussion Primer No.3 in the base. <br>Mk II cartridge case is similar, but takes Percussion Cap in a cap chamber. <br>Mk I cartridge case was the original German design purchased with the guns, and superseded by the Britisk Mk II and Mk III designs. <br>Propellant charge is 1 lb 2 oz 10 drams Cordite M.D.T Size 20-10 for shrapnel and case shot; reduced charge of 4 oz for star shell. </p> |
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