BL 12 Inch Mk X Naval Gun - Ammunition

Ammunition

65 lb Cordite Cartridge ΒΌ charge : i.e. 4 such cartridges were normally loaded to fire the gun
Mk VIIA Common Pointed shell with Cap (CPC) filled with gunpowder, 1912
 World War I Shells. Left to Right :
  • Mk XA Capped Armour-Piercing shell filled with Trotyl (TNT)
  • Shrapnel
  • Mk 6A Capped Common pointed shell filled with Shellite 70/30

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