QF 12 Pounder 18 Cwt Naval Gun - Ammunition

Ammunition

The gun fired the same 12.5 lb 3-inch (76 mm) shells as the other British "QF 12 pounder" guns, but used its own larger separate cartridge case to accommodate a larger quantity of cordite propellant.

2 lb 12 oz (1.25 kg) cordite Cartridge Mk II, 1914
Mk II common pointed shell
Mk II & Mk III Common Lyddite shell
Mk IV Common Lyddite shell with internal night tracer, 1914
Mk IX Shrapnel shell, 1918

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