Hey guys, my friend on another forum picked this 6 pounder shell up for his collection.
initially i thought it was a AP shot round. However the projectile stamp states that it was made in 1943
this confused me. In the book “firing now” it says APC was introduced in october 1942 and APCBC was introduced in 1943. So why would a AP shot projectile be made in 1943. My friend suggested maybe there was a transition period when they were still making basic AP but that didn’t make sense to me as why would they waste resources on a worse performing shell when there exists better designs.
This source also backs the dates
http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/Molins.htm
my main ideas were that either
-a projectile to be fired for live firing exercises to not waste important ammo
- since the driving band reveals it has been fired, would the shell have losts its caps?
Thanks for the help regarding my question!
initially i thought it was a AP shot round. However the projectile stamp states that it was made in 1943
this confused me. In the book “firing now” it says APC was introduced in october 1942 and APCBC was introduced in 1943. So why would a AP shot projectile be made in 1943. My friend suggested maybe there was a transition period when they were still making basic AP but that didn’t make sense to me as why would they waste resources on a worse performing shell when there exists better designs.
This source also backs the dates
http://www.quarryhs.co.uk/Molins.htm
my main ideas were that either
-a projectile to be fired for live firing exercises to not waste important ammo
- since the driving band reveals it has been fired, would the shell have losts its caps?
Thanks for the help regarding my question!