Old artillery round found in Jasper National park

[Good2Golf]

Thanks, FJAG!  Interesting. Would love to see high-speed cinematography of the various rounds impinging armour and seeing what worked and what didn’t.

 

[AmmoTech90]

The White/Red/White is distinctive in that it indicates a shot round produced from 1945 to 1948.

That rules out 18 pdr and the like.  I agree with TargetUp that the lack of groove in the bottom moves it away from being a 6 pdr.  There were some 6 pdrs with simple driving bands like that on the find.

 

[FJAG]

Thanks, FJAG!  Interesting. Would love to see high-speed cinematography of the various rounds impinging armour and seeing what worked and what didn’t.

Best I could find is airy-fairy cartoon stuff for video war game players explaining ammo effects.  Not too bad but not worth linking.

:cheers:

 

[AmmoTech90]

Thanks, FJAG!  Interesting. Would love to see high-speed cinematography of the various rounds impinging armour and seeing what worked and what didn’t.

Flash x-ray is what's needed.  There's a lot of obscuration as soon as fast stuff hits hard stuff.
There is a declassified pub that details penetration and damage from a variety of projectiles on various targets.  Mostly charts and diagrams but still interesting.

 

[NavyShooter]

I was thinking a bit last night...then I went down to my gun room and pulled out my 6 Pdr AT shell that I had in a corner (don't ask) and had a look.

I'll see if the photos will attach properly...