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Description: Diagram of British 6 inch Mk VIIA Common Lyddite shell, 1914. "A" denotes the shell has a 4 Calibres Radius head, as opposed to 2 C.R.H. This means the nose is longer and more pointed, hence this shell is 1.36 inches longer than the 2 C.R.H. Mk VII shell. The shell is of the modern British high-explosive design, with the shell wall thick at the base but progressively thinner towards the nose, allowing room for more explosive. Filled with 13 lb 5 oz Lyddite. Total weight filled & fuzed 100 lb. Shell length 22.89 inches. The shell has the No. 7 cupro-nickel driving band design preferred for Naval use. For use with the following guns :- BL 6 inch Guns Mk VII, VIII, Naval service. BL 6 inch Gun Mk XI, Naval service.
Title: BL6inchMkVIILydditeShell
Credit: Plate XXXV & Pages 208, 219 in "Treatise on Ammunition" 10th Edition 1915.
Author: War Office, UK.
Permission: Crown Copyright expired (50 years)
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