Description
The 5-inch Special Common Mk 42 Mods 1 & 2 are used in 5"/38 guns. These projectiles are designed to penetrate approximately one-third to one-half their caliber of armor. These projectiles differ from Armor-Piercing projectiles in that they do not have an armor-piercing cap and have a larger explosive cavity.
The overall length of the projectile with its cap is 20.70 inches; without the cap, it is 12.485 inches long. The diameters of the base and at the bourrelet are both 4.985 inches. The distance from the base to the band is 2.43 inches and the band is 2.25 inches wide. This projectile uses a base fuze, the Mk 20 Mods 0-2.
Its overall color is slate gray.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Source(s)
OP 1664, Volume 1 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
