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| U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| PART 1 - PROJECTILES, PROPELLANT, AND PROECTILE FUZES |
| Chapter 1 - Projectiles |
| Section 14 - "POUNDER" PROJECTILES |
| 3-Pounder Common Mk 4 Mod 1 (Obsolete) |
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Guns used in |
3-pdr./50 |
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Over-all length, inches |
6.681 |
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Diameter of base, inches |
1.75 |
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Distance base to band, inches |
1.185 |
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Width of band, inch |
0.787 |
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Diameter at bourrelet, inch |
1.845 |
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Filling |
Black powder and TNT |
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Weight of filling, pound |
0.13 |
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Weight of loaded projectile, pound |
3.30 |
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Charge/weight ratio |
3.93% |
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Cartridge Case |
Mk 1 |
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Primer |
Mk 10 Mod 9 |
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Tracer |
Integral |
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Fuzes |
Base - Mk 8 Mod 4 (B.I.F.) |
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Fuzes Mk 8 Mod 5 and Mk 2 Mod 9, without tracers, may be used; but the Fuze Mk 8 Mod 4 is the preferred assembly. See other notes on 1-pounder Common. |
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Figure 78. 3-Pounder Common Mk 4 and 1-Pounder Common Mk 2 |
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