Deck Gun Ammo

Sailor Steve · 03-28-08, 10:48 PM

That's a funny thing; designations from different navies are so, well, different.

In the Royal Navy a 'Common' shell was also called 'Semi-Armor Piercing' (SAP) and was expected to penetrate armor equivalent to 1/3 the shell's diameter. A book I saw once on Fletcher class destroyers made the same claim for US 'HC'. One of the funnier things about the British designations was the brief use of 'SAPCBC', or 'Semi-Armor Piercing Capped British Common'.

Another reference I've seen to 'HC' was that it was designed for shore bombardment, and was meant to penetrate xx amout of concrete. Sorry, but I don't remember the actual amount.

03-28-08, 10:48 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That's a funny thing; designations from different navies are so, well, different. In the Royal Navy a 'Common' shell was also called 'Semi-Armor Piercing' (SAP) and was expected to penetrate armor equivalent to 1/3 the shell's diameter. A book I saw once on Fletcher class destroyers made the same claim for US 'HC'. One of the funnier things about the British designations was the brief use of 'SAPCBC', or 'Semi-Armor Piercing Capped British Common'. Another reference I've seen to 'HC' was that it was designed for shore bombardment, and was meant to penetrate xx amout of concrete. Sorry, but I don't remember the actual amount. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo