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| U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| PART 1 - PROJECTILES, PROPELLANT, AND PROECTILE FUZES |
| Chapter 1 - Projectiles |
| Section 4 - 5-INCH PROJECTILES |
| 5-inch A.A. Common Mk 37 Mods 0 and 1 |
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Guns used in |
5"/38 |
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Over-all length, inches |
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With nose fuze |
20.70 |
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Without nose fuze |
52.43 |
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Diameter of base, inches |
4.985 |
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Distance base to band, inches |
1.93 |
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Width of band, inches |
2.25 |
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Diameter at bourrelet, inches |
4.985 |
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Filling |
Explosvie D |
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Weight of filling, pounds |
7.11 |
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Weight of loaded projectile, pounds |
55.18 |
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Charge/weight ratio |
7.7% |
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Cartidge Case |
Mk 5 |
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Primer |
Mk 13, all Mods |
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Tracer |
Mk 9 |
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Fuzes |
Same as Mk 35 |
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The Mod 1 differs from the Mod 0 in that the band seat has different knurling. |
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Only a few thousand of these A.A. Common Projectiles Mk 47 were made. |
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The Mk 47 was made to furnish a heavier projectile for some newer light-weight fuzes, hence maintaining a standard ballistic weight. However, it has been fuzed exactly like the Mk 35 up to the present time. |
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