Description
This fixed cartridge is intended for fragmentation, blast, or mining effect and is used in 76mm guns against light materiel and personnel.
The projectile is a thin walled, forged steel casing with an explosive charge cavity, filled with Composition B, extending almost the full length of the body. The projectile is assembled with a nose fuze. A brass or steel cartridge case, containing a single-base propellant and a percussion primer, is crimped to the projectile. A distinguishing characteristic of these rounds is the cartridge case-over-band construction. The specially designed rotating band has a crimping groove which permits the cartridge case to be assembled over the rotating band and rigidly crimped to it.
The projectile is olive drab with yellow markings.
Functioning
When the weapon is fired, a flash from the primer ignites the propellant. Gases created by the burning propellant force the projectile from the gun barrel. On impact, fuze functioning detonates the explosive charge creating blast and fragmentation.
Hazardous Components
Filler - Comp B (1.46 lb, 0.66 kg)
Primer - M58 or M68 percussion
Propelling charge - M6 (3.64 lb, 1.64 kg)
Physical Data
Length, overall - 34.06 in, 865.1 mm
See Also
Nothing else to see.
Source(s)
TM 9-1300-203, Artillery Ammunition (1967)
