Description
In this round the shell has a distinctive conical, long, graceful ogive beginning just ahead of the bourrelet and extending the length of the elongated fuze. The shell alone weighs approximately 50 pounds and is 24.06 inches long.
The shell body is of forged steel construction with an ogival radius of 27.1 inches. It has a boat-tail base and a base plate of steel. The rotating band is 2.25 inches wide, and is made of gilding metal. The shell cavity is designed to hold 5.26 pounds of TNT, 4.8 pounds of 50/50 amatol and TNT surrounds, or 5.42 pounds of trimonite as a bursting charge.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
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Source(s)
TM 9-1300-203, Artillery Ammunition (1967)
TM 9-1904, Ammunition Inspection Guide (1944)
