Looking for info on British 4.5 inch AA and HE

[wemme]

Thanks for the info anyone know what other fuses fitted these shells.
Did any of the NATO Fuses get fitted?
Regards
Bart

 

[HarryG]

Hi Dave
I'm lead to believe that both types projectile where used in the Mk3-5, with & without the cannelure, the projectile with the cannelure are old Mk2 type projectile I have one with something like 3 sets of dates starting in 1943.
The Mk8 projectile is a completely different projectile having 3 cannelure on it, if you look at the page from Jane's you can see the Mk8 projectile the HE next to earlier Mk3-5

 

[Rrickoshae]

cheers Harry, that's interesting about the use of these Mk 2s. And yes, quite right about the Mk8s, realised that as soon as I sent the email and looked at one of my own!

 

[radioman1]

4.5 shell

Hello
Hope to br able to help you with the shell
1 4.5 HEUC SL MKTN10 (High Explosive Universal Cavity Separete Load)
2 NATO HE coulor markings
3 The plate at the base is for a tracer (worked on loads of them never found a tracer fitted)
4 Its not a MK8 shell as they are a fixed round
5 When fuzed fitted with a 211
6 Still in service with only with Ecuador (ships were originally UK Leanders Then sold on to Chile
7 Not able to remember where DL is located(I think it was inspected scraped and repainted there)
Hope this info is ok
Yours Steve
PS Hope the shell is empty

 

[rphillips]

Hello all - noted the 4.5 inch thread - Im actually ex Royal Navy and having been kept awake by mk8 I was after a 4.5 round (SUP/ starshell or other) ... ie a mk6 shell vs a mk8 shell pls case (round) ... I have a few cases lying around!

Though if someone had a spare mk8 round thats good too

Any options do send me a PM.

ps: nice 'bricks'!"