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British Projectile, 6 inch Chemical, Mk III

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Description

The 15.24 centimeter (6.0 inch) round consisted of a one-piece semisteel case projectile body, with a number 106 or number 44 fuze in the adapter number 2. There was a filling hole on the side of the round. This filling hole was used to fill the round with the desired type of fill. The explosive charge was composed of 25 grams (0.88 ounce) of trinitrotoluene (TNT) for the booster and 160 grams (5.64 ounces) of TNT plus ammonium chloride 60/40 (smoke mixture).

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Source(s)

Old Chemical Weapons Reference Guide (1998)