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BL 6 inch Mk VII gun

BL 6 inch Mk VII gun is a coastal artillery weapon.

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BL 6 inch Mk VII gun

Diagram of British Mk IV 6 inch Common Lyddite shell. This is an example of the early geneneration of British high explosive shell designs, with shell walls the same thickness for the entire length. Later designs had walls progressively thinner fron base to nose, providing room for more explosive - compare Image:BL6inchMkVIILydditeShell.jpg. The shell is fitted with No. 5 Broad Vavasseur driving

War Office, UK. · Plate XXXIV Pages 208, 219 in "Treatise on Ammunition" 10th Edition 1915. · Public domain

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coastal artillery weapon · naval artillery · siege artillery · BL 6 inch gun
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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