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12 Inch CPC Mk VIIA Shell Diagram during World War I
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Diagram of British shell, 12 inch Mk VIIA Common Pointed with Cap (CPC), 1912, Naval service.
Has specially hardened point, intended for armour penetration and also carries large bursting charge. "Semi-armour-piercing".
Due to possibility of cracks from hardening process, bursting charge is enclosed in a copper container, which also necessitates a removable base for the shell.
Takes Base percussion fuze large, bronze, No. 15.
Length 49.2 inches, diameter 11.965 inches, weight filled & fuzed 850 lbs.
For use with the following naval guns :
BL 12 inch gun Mk VIII
BL 12 inch gun Mk IX
BL 12 inch gun Mk X
BL 12 inch gun Mk XI - XII
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