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Summary
Diagram of British shell, 12 inch Mk VIIA Common Pointed with Cap (CPC), 1912, Naval service.
Has specially hardened point, intended for armour penetration and also carries large bursting charge. "Semi-armour-piercing".
Due to possibility of cracks from hardening process, bursting charge is enclosed in a copper container, which also necessitates a removable base for the shell.
Takes Base percussion fuze large, bronze, No. 15.
Length 49.2 inches, diameter 11.965 inches, weight filled & fuzed 850 lbs.
For use with the following naval guns :
- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_12_inch_naval_gun_Mk_VIII" class="extiw" title="en:BL 12 inch naval gun Mk VIII">BL 12 inch gun Mk VIII</a>
- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_12_inch_/40_naval_gun" class="extiw" title="en:Armstrong Whitworth 12 inch /40 naval gun">BL 12 inch gun Mk IX</a>
- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_12_inch_Mk_X_naval_gun" class="extiw" title="en:BL 12 inch Mk X naval gun">BL 12 inch gun Mk X</a>
- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_12_inch_Mk_XI_-_XII_naval_gun" class="extiw" title="en:BL 12 inch Mk XI - XII naval gun">BL 12 inch gun Mk XI - XII</a>
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| current | 09:37, 13 January 2017 | | 522 × 1,000 (78 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>Diagram of British shell, 12 inch Mk VIIA Common Pointed with Cap (CPC), 1912, Naval service. <br>Has specially hardened point, intended for armour penetration and also carries large bursting charge. "Semi-armour-piercing". <br>Due to possibility of cracks from hardening process, bursting charge is enclosed in a copper container, which also necessitates a removable base for the shell. <br>Takes Base percussion fuze large, bronze, No. 15. <br>Length 49.2 inches, diameter 11.965 inches, weight filled & fuzed 850 lbs. <br>For use with the following naval guns : </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_12_inch_naval_gun_Mk_VIII" class="extiw" title="en:BL 12 inch naval gun Mk VIII">BL 12 inch gun Mk VIII</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_12_inch_/40_naval_gun" class="extiw" title="en:Armstrong Whitworth 12 inch /40 naval gun">BL 12 inch gun Mk IX</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_12_inch_Mk_X_naval_gun" class="extiw" title="en:BL 12 inch Mk X naval gun">BL 12 inch gun Mk X</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BL_12_inch_Mk_XI_-_XII_naval_gun" class="extiw" title="en:BL 12 inch Mk XI - XII naval gun">BL 12 inch gun Mk XI - XII</a></li> </ul> |
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