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C 268 container for 3,7in?
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blackwatch
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Nice 3,7 inch container.
Fuze No 222.
Fuze No 222.
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My 1943 Stats list doesn't show a C268 container but for the 3.7" it lists the following types:
HE
C213
C235
C155
Shrapnel
C235
SAP
C235
Blank
C237
C213
Does a Fuze prefixed N not mean it is Naval?
The only time I have seen a tube like this used is for Propellent Charges
HE
C213
C235
C155
Shrapnel
C235
SAP
C235
Blank
C237
C213
Does a Fuze prefixed N not mean it is Naval?
The only time I have seen a tube like this used is for Propellent Charges
This is a Cylinder 268 Mk 1 and was made to contain 1 x Cart 3.7" AA Mks 1 - III Gun, Fuzed No 223.
Only the Mk I was produced. Mks II and III were planned but dropped when the C333 was introduced.
It was a double lidded waterproof temporary jungle package and had an internal rolled paper liner.
This particular cylinder has a white band indicating that it contained a Reduced Charge cartridge case.
The white band is marked RED in black letters indicating this.
The three little red XXXs is a warning to watch out inside because the cartridge may be reduced but the projectile is the same as a real HE.
Only the Mk I was produced. Mks II and III were planned but dropped when the C333 was introduced.
It was a double lidded waterproof temporary jungle package and had an internal rolled paper liner.
This particular cylinder has a white band indicating that it contained a Reduced Charge cartridge case.
The white band is marked RED in black letters indicating this.
The three little red XXXs is a warning to watch out inside because the cartridge may be reduced but the projectile is the same as a real HE.