| Weight of complete round (with nose cap): 1.28 kg. |
| Weight of projectile (with tracer and nose cap): 0.90 kg. |
| Weight of tracer with charge: 0.07 kg. |
| Filling: None. |
| Diameter at bourrelet: 1.57 inches. |
| Length of projectile (with nose cap): 6.61 inches. |
| Length of assembled round (with nose cap): 11.30 inches. |
| Length of propellant case: 6.18 inches. |
| Width of rotating band: 0.63 inch. |
| Diameter of base of propellant case: 1.89 inches. |
| Fuzing: None. |
| Propellant: Cylindrical lengths of smokeless powder, 95.9 grams. |
| Color and markings: Orange over all. |
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Remarks: Ths round is similar in shape to the A.A. type. The
nose, of solid construction with two large wrench flats, screws into the
projectile body just before of the bourrelet with right-hand threads. The
inside is laacquered. The tracer element is screwed into the base with
left-hand threads.
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| It is used in the Vickers-Armstrong guns. |
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Figure 371 – 40-mm Tracer Projectile. |
