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75mm HVAP T45...
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pzgr40
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As you have two, I'd change one into a cutaway model. (see picture below).
Mine is a 3" type that sinks into the shellcase up till the wide paret of the drivingbelt.
For the rest the internals are the same, and they are easy cutting as the aluminium is quite soft.
Mine is a 3" type that sinks into the shellcase up till the wide paret of the drivingbelt.
For the rest the internals are the same, and they are easy cutting as the aluminium is quite soft.
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I added some more detail drawings, notes and dimensions. The bourrelet appears copper, but it is steel. The bottom piece is also steel - not aluminum as I first thought. That makes this round unique for the US at that time by having a steel driving band. You can see threads for holding the nose cone on internally. There is also another aluminum piece inside using those same threads that acts to hold the tungsten core in place. Tungsten core would be 1.5 inches in diameter and approx. four inches tall.
