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NOMENCLATURE CARTRIDGE QF 105mm Gun HE 105mm HE fuzed PD M48 or M54 105mm How HE 12in How Long range (48lb) 12in How Short range (29.9lb) 12pr 12cwt 13 pr HE 155mm How 1st charge 155mm How 2nd charge 17pr AP 17pr APC w/tracer 17pr HE fuzed 244 17pr Prac shot w/tracer 18pr HE 18pr Smoke 2 pr AP 2 pr APCBC with tracer 2.pr PP and FH 20mm AA Projectile. HE and Tracer. Fuzed 26 20mm AA Projectile., HE. and Incendiary Mk 2 and 4 20mm Gun HEI 20mm Hispano AP Shot with Tracer 20mm Hispano API Carton 20mm Hispano Ball 20mm Hispano. HE, and Incendiary 25mm AP 25pr 3 in 20cwt AA 3 in Gun HE M42 A1 PD M48 (US) 3 in Gun M7 AP shot 3 in How HE 3 in How Smoke 3 pr, 2 cwt AP 3.7 How 3.7 in How HE complete 3.7 in How Smoke complete 3.7in AA HE 3.7in AA Prac shot Mk I w/foil 37mm AP 37mm AP shot M/70 w/tracer 37mm HE M63 w/fuze BD M58 37mm Shot AP M74 w/Tracer 37mm Shot APC M51 w/Tracer 3in 20cwt AA HE 4.5in AA HE 4.5in Gun 4.5in How 4.5in How HE complete 40mm AA 40mm US HE II T/L "T" SD fuzed PD 27

NEQ PER ROUND 1.5 4.8 1.5 48.0 29.56 1.0 1.15 5.56 13.47 4.07 4.06 4.84 3.94 1.86 .813 .35 .3

.059 .08 .033 .032 .045 .01 .9 1.7 3.17 2.19 1.68 .06 .25 .3 2.176 .09 5.46 4.25 .25 1.12 .32 .25 .21 2.48 9.75 3.0 .5 5.25 .455 .48

40mm US M81 5.25in AA Mk I 18lbs SC w/No. 17 primer elec 5.25in AA Mk I 24lbs NPS w/No. 17 primer elec 5.5in Gun/How 1st & 2nd charge 5.5in Gun/How 2nd charge 5.5in Gun/How 3rd & 4th charge 57mm AP shot 6 pr 7 cwt 6 pr l0 cwt Practice 60pr 6in 26cwt How (4lb 10.5oz) 6in 26cwt How (4lb 6.25oz) 6in 26cwt How Super (5lb 8oz) 6in 26cwt How Super NCT (6lb 14 oz) 6in Gun (11lb 2oz) 6in Gun (22lb 4oz) 6pr 7 cwt H E (Hybrid) 7.2in How 4th charge (FNH) 75mm complete 75mm HE fuzed M48 super charge 75mm HE plugged 75mm Smoke 75mm Smoke emission Mk 5 8in charge propelling 8in How (17lb 8oz) 9.2in How (23.75lb) 9.2in How (28.5lb) PIAT cartridge SHELL QF 12pr 12cwt HE 155mm Gun HE M101 155mm How HE 25pr AP shot 25pr HE 25pr HE DA fuzed 25pr Smoke and Chemical 3 in How HE 3.7in How HE 4.5in Gun HE 4.5in How HE fuzed 4.5in How Smoke 5.5in Gun/How Chemical 5.5in Gun/How HE 6in Gun HE 6in How HE 6in How HE/SL (100lb) 6in How HE/SL (86lb) 7.2in How HE 8in How HE 9.2 How HE 9.2 How HE/SL

MORTARS 29mm mortar bomb SM (14lb) 29mm mortar bomb SM (20lb) 2in bomb thrower smoke 2in HE

.235 9.023 12.375 4.25 4.25 9.12 1.2 1.2 .41 9.4 4.719 4.375 5.5 6.91 11.13 22.25 1.056 25.0 2.03 2.49 1.47 .6 .14 2.0 17.5 23.75 28.5 .005

1.146 15.56 15.56 2.0 2.0 .1 1.3 2.0 4.2 4.75 .25 10.0 10.0 9.41 12.6 13.5 11.65 27.8 31.0 49.05 50.0

1.6 8.8 .003 .31

2in Illuminating 2in Multi-star white 2in Smoke 3 in HE 3 in Prac fuzed 245 3.7in HE 3.7in Smoke 3in HE 3in Prac 3in Smoke 4.2in Chemical (filled "G") 4.2in Chemical (filled "Y") 4.2in HE fuzed 247 SL 4.2in Smoke (WP) PIAT HE ROCKETS Shell "U" 3in Mk I plugged Shell "U" 3in type K Tails propelling "U" 3in standard Shell "U" 2in 5in Rocket "U" tail propelling MINES Anti-tank Mk 2 Anti-tank Mk 4 Anti-tank Mk 5 Anti-tank Mk 5C Anti-tank Mk 5 HC Anti-personnel Beach Type C Anti-personnel Shrapnel

.01 .01 .044 or .061 or .75 .03 1.7 .15 1.35 .6 .1

4.25 .29 .81 4.18 .5 6.34 3.0 4.0 8.5 4.7 4.7 8.5 20.0 .4

GRENADES 36M 68 69 73 74 Mk I 75 Mk 2 US fragmentation

.141 .344 .188 3.25 1.3 1.5 .116

FUZES/IGNITERS 74 Grenade Igniter for bangalore torpedo

.03 .06

PYROTECHNICS 1in illuminating 1in signal red or green Signal F and S (?)

.004 .004 .01

DEMOLITION CHARGES Bangalore torpedo Beehive 30lb (Chg demo No 7?) Beehive Mk 3 Burster complete 8 in Mortar Clam TNT/CE Clam TNT/TET Cordtex CSA drums Detonator No. 27

7.06 30 6.5 .25 .5 .5 8.0 per 1000 ft. 3.0 .002

Detonator No. 33 Detonator No. 8 FID Fuze Instantaneous Detonating Fuze Instantaneous Gelignite No. 808 4oz cartridge Limpet Mk 3 fitted Mine chemical burster Plastic Explosive 8oz cartridge Primacord Primer 1 cm Safety fuze No. 11 Slab demolition TNT

.002 .002 13.0 per 1000 ft. 5.0 per 1000 ft. .25 3.5 .25 .5 10.0 per 1000 ft. .009 5.75 per 1000 ft. 1.125