Reply With QuoteDid you compare it to a 20x110 HS round and check for the "exposed projectile length" - just to compare?
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20th July 2012, 11:14 AM #1Premium Member
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id please
Could the projectile on the right be a USN vulcan type it is 82.5mm long and is hollow from the base.
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Tom
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Last edited by EOD; 20th July 2012 at 12:31 PM.
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yes its shorter than wartime hispano but slightly longer than modern hispano
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Looks more like the American Hispano type, Projectile M99 (TP) or the M58(HEI).
Ref; Ammunition for aircraft guns TM9-1901-1.
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Bob
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looks like youre right Bob ive got the training manual you mentioned aswell just never thought to look .
Thanks lads.
Tom
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