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| Subject: | Re: Question regarding British AT gun ammunition... 17 pdr??? |  |
| Date: | Jun 14, 2003 |
| From: | Paul Roberts | |
Yuchung M. Wang wrote:
>Hi,
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>Was 17 pdr ammunition one piece or two pieces. I remember seeing the MBT Challenger 1 having two piece ammunitions. If so, what about the 17 pdr gun of WWII?
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>The 6 pdr gun used a one piece ammunition right? After all, the 57mm AT gun in US service did.
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>I really need this info, as I want to pose a Sherman Firefly with empty 17 pdr brass shell casings. If such a thing even existed!
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>Thanks!
>-=Yc. Wang=-
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All 17 pdr (and 20 pdr, for that matter) ammo was single piece with the
case firmly attached to the shell/shot. The two piece ammo entered
British tanks with the use of the American 120mm gun on the Conq. the
105mm L7 is single piece and then the 120mm of the Chieftain went back
to separate loading. I'm not sure about the Challenger 2, but the M1A1
and the Leo 2 both have single piece ammo.
HTH
Paul
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