100 year old cannister rounds

[highlandotter]

Long row: 1, 37x57R Austrian. 2-3, 37x94R German. 4-11, 37x94R French.

Short row:1, 37x202R,French2-5 2-5, 1.65", US. 6, 42x260R Spanish

 

[highlandotter]

correction in last post. #11 is French 40x100R.

 

[pzgr40]

That's a very nice collection of cannister shots.
Thanks for posting the pics.
Regards, DJH

 

[highlandotter]

Machine guns drove the use of canister rounds out of favor, but they reappeared in WW2 for use in 37mm size in US tanks. Then the "bee hive" flechette rounds used in Viet Nam could be considered a type of canister. Some ides keep coming back when a need for them appears.

 

[AMMOTECHXT]

The UK still had canister rounds, at least until the 1990s, for use with the 76 mm Armoured Car gun.

 

[HAZORD]

The U.S. has canister rounds for the 105mm and 120mm Tank guns that were developed for use in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are filled with Tungsten Carbide balls.

There are photos of the 120mm G 105mm G and 105mm Howitzer projectiles here:

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/80962-120mm-Canister-Projectile/page2?highlight=canister