Description
Shell, H.E., No. 1 Mk I - This shell consists of a steel cylinder, reduced in diameter at the base and threaded externally to screw into the shell ring of the rocket motor. The forward end of the shell is threaded internally to receive the base of the Fuze No. 731 or the adapter ring employed with the Fuze No. 700. Held in the nose fuze cavity by a locking ring is an exploder container with a booster charge, consisting of a 26 dram CE pellet and a 4 ounce TNT pellet, separated by a felt disc. A Gaine, or Booster, No. 13 Mk I is employed with fuzes used in this shell.
Shell. H.E.. No. 2 Mk I - This shell consists of a light steel ogive struck with a 30-inch radius. The after part of the shell body is reduced in diameter and threaded externally to screw into the shell ring of the rocket motor. An internally threaded fuze adapter is welded to the forward end of the shell body. A cardboard exploder container is inserted into the main explosive filler beneath the fuze adapter and contains a 12 dram CE booster pellet.
The shells are painted buff overall and carry a stenciled ring of red crosses 1/2 inch wide 1 inch behind the forward end of the shell body. A green band, upon which are stenciled in black the letters TNT, is located 4.5 in. behind the forward end of the shell. Complete identification, filling, and manufacturing information is stenciled in black on the shell body between these painted rings.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
See Also
Source(s)
OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)
