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| HANDBOOK OF ENEMY AMMUNITION |
| PAMPHLET No. 7 |
| ITALIAN FUZES, GAINES, SHELL, CARTRIDGES, PRIMERS AND DETAILS OF SHELL MARKINGS |
| ITALIAN 47/32 CARTRDIGE, Q.F., A.P. B.C. WITH TRACER FUZE |
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The fixed Q.F. round is fired from the 47 mm 32 calibre anti-tank gun, model 35. |
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The complete round weighs 4.6 lb. and has an overall length of 14 inches. The shell is pale blue in colour, with a red ballistic cap, a white band near the centre and a green band immediately above the driving band. The T.N.T. bursting charge is indicated by the stencilling "TRITOLO". |
| The round consists of the following components:– |
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Armour piercing shell with ballistic cap and filling of T.N.T. |
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Base fuze with tracer and gaine. |
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Brass cartridge case. |
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Propellant charge. |
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Percussion primer, model 35. |
| Shell |
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The shell, with the ballistic cap, is approximately 7.4 inches in length, and weighs ap-proximately 3.3 lb. filled and fuzed. The body is 5.4 inches in length, and is forged from bar steel. A cannelure is formed in the head, between two rings of milling, for the at-tachment of the light mild steel ballistic cap, the cap being pressed into the cannelure. The head of the shell is hardned, the V.D.H. hardness figure varying from approximately 620 at the point to 400 at the shoulder. The shell is closed at the base by the fuze, which is inserted with a lead washer in front of the flange to make a gascheck seal. |
| The weight of the empty shell with its ballistic cap is 2 lb. 2 1/2 oz. |
| Bursting charge |
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The bursting charge consists of two pressed pellets of T.N.T. similar to those described for the A.P. shell. The weight of the bursting charge is 1 oz. 1 dr. |
| Fuze, Case, Propellant Charge and Primer |
| The fuze is the same as that used in the A.P. shell. |
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The case is the same as that used with the H.E. round. The propellant charge has a weight of 5 oz. 15 dr. Details of the composition are not yet available. The percussion primer, model 35, is described in this pamphlet. |
| Fig. 14 |
| Italian 47/32 Q.F., A/T Gun, Mod. 35, A.P.B.C. Shell with Tracer Fuze |
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