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Originally posted by Stitch
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If you don't, the round will be top heavy. -
Looking at pics of a 105mm Howitzer round, that actually might be it. There are threads in the top (where a fuse would be screwed in), it is the exact same shape, and the weight would be in the right range.Comment
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Could be. The copper band at half way is the same. I couldn't make out the drilled holes by the fuse housing on the vid but that may have been done for a different reason.Originally posted by amac418 View PostComment
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I thought you said it was 57mm, 105mm is almost twice that size and would explain it weighing 20#Originally posted by amac418 View Postsigpic"If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees.
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I may have miscalculated. Around the copper bands, circumference is 11.5". Around the middle, 11" exact. At the opening, 2.25", and at the back/bottom, 3" exact. Can anyone convert those to mm? It's late, and I'm not the best at math at all.Originally posted by USSWisconsin View PostComment
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11.5"/3.14 (pi) =3.66" dia or about 92mm - with measuring error- 105mm is reasonable, or it could be 90mm another common tank caliber, and one that would weigh about 20# empty - this is also more consistant with the length, since WWII projectiles were typically about 4 times longer than their diameter.
A 20# 57mm projectile is unlikely, it would be too heavy and damage the gun.Last edited by USSWisconsin; 10 Feb 11,, 15:58.sigpic"If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees.
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