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Wax Anti tank training round
- Thread starter hangarman
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That, is one of many questions....
The wax round is an urban (in this case old mercenary) legend.
I asked an old EOD/AMMO Tech who actualy served in a tank unit for some info.
For training was used a training cartridge heavily sealed in petroleum Jelly (not wax)
Which in time hardened on the surface. It had also a petrolate seal. Inside were softboard discs and softboard grains.
The petroleum was not popular with the units as it was pain to clean the barrels afterwards.
I can imagine the tank crews aiming at each other during the large exercises, but doubdt it was allowed at short distances.
The one on the right is the training cartridge.
On the left is a "water round" for gun recoil tests.
Bob
I asked an old EOD/AMMO Tech who actualy served in a tank unit for some info.
For training was used a training cartridge heavily sealed in petroleum Jelly (not wax)
Which in time hardened on the surface. It had also a petrolate seal. Inside were softboard discs and softboard grains.
The petroleum was not popular with the units as it was pain to clean the barrels afterwards.
I can imagine the tank crews aiming at each other during the large exercises, but doubdt it was allowed at short distances.
The one on the right is the training cartridge.
On the left is a "water round" for gun recoil tests.
Bob
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propellant do not detonate it deflagrates. No gunbarrel would survive a detonation.
Cheers
Hans
@Hangarman: Yes, the plug was rammed into a barrel, elevation applied, prescribed amount of water poured into the muzzle, cartridge loaded and ...Boom.
Grease round would be a correct description, there was one for every large caliber weapon in the czech inventory up to 152mm even the recoiless 82mm BZK.
@Hans: normaly propelant does not detonate. But ask at Cyprus
Bob
Grease round would be a correct description, there was one for every large caliber weapon in the czech inventory up to 152mm even the recoiless 82mm BZK.
@Hans: normaly propelant does not detonate. But ask at Cyprus
Bob
At what size?
In the 1980's I knew a British Police firearms officers who told me they trained with wax rounds (like wadcutters) with the .38 pistols they used in those days. These were used in indoor / siege type scenarios.
John
Hi John,
In searching the net for info I came across wax rounds for pistols. They are used in quick draw displays or just for plinking. A cheap form of practice in the USA. They are powered by the primer only.
Cheers
Gary
Back in the 1980s Speer put out a small arms practice round that was a plastic case and plastic projectile, it was available in several different calibers. They used only a large pistol primer. He was showing them to me one day in the basement of his home, where he had a small indoor pellet gun range set up. He took a towel and hung it from the ceiling and shot into it. The projectile punched through the towel and the 5/8" drywall (gypsum board) behind it, leaving a clean hole in each. Made a believer of me, more power in primers than you might think.
Hi John,
Apparently there are 2 types of primer in use, take a look at this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo-y3lC5864
Cheers
Gary