Examination of Unfired 47 mm. A.P., H.E. (Long Nose) Complete Round of Italian Ammunition

Abstract

One 47 mm. A.P., H.E. Complete Round of Italian Ammunition was received for examination. The complete round consists of an uncapped armor piercing projectile, with windshield, assembled in a primed brass cartridge case. The projectile is loaded with an Ammonium Nitrate - Cyclonite bursting charge and fuzed with a base detonating fuze containing a tracer. The cartridge case contains a double base strip type propelling charge with a black powder igniter and a short aluminum dummy primer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 11, 1943
Accession Number
AD0768915

Entities

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammonium Nitrate
  • Ammunition
  • Base Detonating Fuzes
  • Bursting Charges
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Firing Pins
  • Fuzes (Ordnance)
  • Gunpowder
  • Igniters
  • New Jersey
  • Projectiles
  • Propelling Charges
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Windshields

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  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • ballistics.