Ordnance QF 15 Pounder - Ammunition

Ammunition

54,000 complete rounds (i.e. shell, fuze, cartridge) of German design and manufacture were originally supplied with the guns. These were replaced by British manufactures when used up. The following diagrams show British-made ammunition available in World War I.

Mk III Cartridge
Mk VI Shrapnel shell (1 inch G.S. fuze)
Mk VII Shrapnel shell (2 inch fuze)
No. 65A Fuze (1 inch G.S. gauge)
Mk V Case shot
Mk I high-explosive shell with No. 101 fuze.

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