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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 3 |
| ITALIAN PROJECTILES AND CASES |
| 7.7-mm A.P.I. (Green Tip) |
| Data |
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Gun used in |
7.7-Aircraft Machine Gun |
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Over-all length of round |
77 mm |
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Weight of complete round |
24.6 grams |
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Length of bullet |
35 mm |
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Weight of bullet |
10.2 grams |
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Length of cartridge case |
56 mm |
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Weigth of propellant |
2.5 grams |
| Remarks |
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This round has a brass cartridge case, and copper-nickel jacketed bullet. The makeup of bullet is very similar to the A.P.I. (blue tip), but the nose is filled with two composition. In the tip is a small quantity of magnesium potassium chlorate and behind it, surrounding the nose of the steel core, some aluminum-lead oxide. Four holes in ogive permit the mix-ture to be distributed on impact. |
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Figure 80 |
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