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Originally posted by Doug Knight
Ian Hogg - British and American Artillery of World War 2 - Greenhill books, 2002 edition, page 75.
He lists:
...........and "contrary to many pubished statements" Shell HE Mk 2T - a pointed shell with TNT filling and Base Percussion Fuse No. 243.
Doug
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The 40mm "Shell, HE Mk 2T" is the projectile normally loaded in 40mm Bofors cartridges. While an identical diameter of 40mm to the 2pdr AP Shot, there is a marked ballistic difference to the projectile shape, even extending to the position of the drive band relative to the shell crimp cannelure. The 40mm Bofors projectile, however, was normally fitted with a No 251 fuze being a direct action impact fuze. There is no mention in the Bofors ammunition listings of a "Base Percussion Fuze No 243", so perhaps that IS an application for the 2pdr?
17-06-06, 16:03
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