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Diagram of British 6 inch Mk VIIA Common Lyddite shell, 1914.
"A" denotes the shell has a 4 Calibres Radius head, as opposed to 2 C.R.H. This means the nose is longer and more pointed, hence this shell is 1.36 inches longer than the 2 C.R.H. Mk VII shell.
The shell is of the modern British high-explosive design, with the shell wall thick at the base but progressively thinner towards the nose, allowing room for more explosive.
Filled with 13 lb 5 oz Lyddite. Total weight filled & fuzed 100 lb.
Shell length 22.89 inches.
The shell has the No. 7 cupro-nickel driving band design preferred for Naval use.
For use with the following guns :-

  • BL 6 inch Guns Mk VII, VIII, Naval service.
  • BL 6 inch Gun Mk XI, Naval service.
Date 1915. Facsimile reprint published by Inperial War Museum and Naval & Military Press, 2003.
Source Plate XXXV & Pages 208, 219 in "Treatise on Ammunition" 10th Edition 1915.
Author War Office, UK.
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Diagram of British 6 inch Mk VIIA Common Lyddite shell

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