Description
The 5-inch Special Common Mk 38 Mods 1, 2, and 3 are used in 5"/38 guns. This is a spin stabilized projectile.
Its overall length is 20.70 inches. The diameters of the base and at the bourrelet are 4.985 inches. The distance from the base to the band is 2.43 inches and the band is 2.25 inches wide.
The projectiles over-all color is slate gray.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
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Source(s)
OP 1664, Volume 1 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
