In a previous thread I mentioned one of the few references to ammunition
in Terry Ganders book on the Bofors gun.I thought that nearly 90 different
marks were mentioned,I was wrong,it was 95.I've not seen a copy of this book for some years,it's been out of print for a long while,so I dug out some handwritten notes I made when I last had the book in my hands.The
actual passage might be of interest to Bofors ammo fans who haven't seen it before.
A British Army service manual for the Bofors gun dated 1941,lists
no fewer than 41 marks of high explosive ammunition,9 marks of semi armour piercing,5 marks of armour piercing,no less than 24 marks of practice ammunition of various types,4 marks of barrel cleaning ammunition
6 marks of proof ammunition,5 marks of breakup ammunition for training and checking,and a solitary mark of paper shot ammunition,again for training and functional checking in confined areas.
in Terry Ganders book on the Bofors gun.I thought that nearly 90 different
marks were mentioned,I was wrong,it was 95.I've not seen a copy of this book for some years,it's been out of print for a long while,so I dug out some handwritten notes I made when I last had the book in my hands.The
actual passage might be of interest to Bofors ammo fans who haven't seen it before.
A British Army service manual for the Bofors gun dated 1941,lists
no fewer than 41 marks of high explosive ammunition,9 marks of semi armour piercing,5 marks of armour piercing,no less than 24 marks of practice ammunition of various types,4 marks of barrel cleaning ammunition
6 marks of proof ammunition,5 marks of breakup ammunition for training and checking,and a solitary mark of paper shot ammunition,again for training and functional checking in confined areas.