World War II Ammunition
After World War I the variety of ammunition was reduced although an armour piercing HE shell was developed. The main change was introduction of a new streamlined HE shell, 4/7.5 crh, giving a significant improvement in range. In the 1930s the new generation of double base propellant, Cordite W, was also adopted.
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18-pdr rounds in British service in 1939. 'Reduced' means a reduced propelling charge. Older rounds were also available. Fuze No 115 was a streamlined version of No 106. Armour-piercing shell had a base fuze, No 12.
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