03-07-2007, 06:47 PM
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| The Dixie Division
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Not far enough in the woods
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The long, pointy APCBC that the 57mm 6 pdr was originally designed to fire really did weigh 6 lb.!
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I found this: 6-pdr data Calibre 57mm/2.24in Shot type Shell Weight (kg/lb.) HE 2.7/6 AP 2.7/6 APCBC 3.2/7 APCR 1.8/4 APDS 1.5/3.2 I'm going to move on since this is a thread about favorite UK tanks. Maybe the moderators will transfer this to another thread.
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