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US Navy Drill (Dummy) cartridges 5in & 6in
- Thread starter MINENAZ16
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Sebastian, for the 5 inch 38 and 5 inch 54 during WWII, a projectile made of bronze would be one example. They are bullet shaped without any type of rotating band to stick in the rifling. They turn up once in a while. The photo on the left shows a 5 inch 54 bronze projo on the far left. The 5 inch 38 would be the same material but shorter. The chart shows a 5 inch 38 Mark 4 training projectile.
In the photo on the right, the bronze 5 inch 38 projo is the 2nd from the left.
For more modern 5 inch 54 drill rounds as used in the automatic gun, they use a 5 inch 54 steel cases with sturdy bronze nose plugs and bronze painted steel projectiles (second from left in the photo) with inert fuzes for the automatic fuze setter to manipulate.
I have added a 4th photo of 6 inch 47 projectiles on the far right. I don't know if 6 inch bronze drill projectiles were utilized, as I have never seen one.
In the photo on the right, the bronze 5 inch 38 projo is the 2nd from the left.
For more modern 5 inch 54 drill rounds as used in the automatic gun, they use a 5 inch 54 steel cases with sturdy bronze nose plugs and bronze painted steel projectiles (second from left in the photo) with inert fuzes for the automatic fuze setter to manipulate.
I have added a 4th photo of 6 inch 47 projectiles on the far right. I don't know if 6 inch bronze drill projectiles were utilized, as I have never seen one.
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