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Recent find - 120mm Wombat shell

MissingSomething

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Recent find - 120mm Wombat shell???

So I think I came across a couple of fired TPT rounds for the 120mm Wombat.... Anyone have any pics of the training round and markings? What about the case.....

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Anyone know what this symbol is???

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The other shell...

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The base....

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I will take more pics tomorrow....
 
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Tank Round.

Hi Missing something, your projectile is in fact for a 120mm Tank !
Some of the markings are;-
120 MM TK=120mm Tank
P = Practice
PAT = Patricroft
12/73 is the date of manufacture
Sadly I forget what the SX is ?
Aluminium Base will have four Tracer cartridges (Copper cups containing element) let into the rim of the base.
See attached pictures-First one should be the 120mm Tank Practice with the second one being a 120mm BAT practice round.
120MM Tank uses a "caseless" Bag charge system and the BAT uses a conventional Brass case to house the propellant.
Practice projectile should be a light Blue colour with white stencilling.

The Arrow and "0" symbol look like this item may have been made by a subcontractor as it is not the normal "R.O.F." stamp.
 

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