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Offline Tony Williams

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30mm cannon cartridges
« on: April 26, 2008, 08:31:20 PM »
I have posted a new article on my website to add to my series on collecting cannon cartridges, here: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/30mm%20cannon.htm

The photo below shows the five different 30mm cartridges which were used in aircraft guns in WW2:



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Re: 30mm cannon cartridges
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2008, 01:35:05 AM »
Wow, thanks! Good stuff!
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Re: 30mm cannon cartridges
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2008, 04:04:37 PM »
Good stuff Tony. :aok That 30x184B rd looks brutal. What kind of muzzle velocity? Is that belted?
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Re: 30mm cannon cartridges
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2008, 01:10:21 AM »
I think the x184b is what we'd get with the MK103, if we got an Me410.
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Re: 30mm cannon cartridges
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2008, 05:10:33 AM »
Hmm? I don't know of any Me410s with MK103s. Only the U4 with BK5.


Nice article Tony!

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