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[[File:12-inch Cordite Cartridge.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A cordite charge for the 12-inch 45 calibre gun.]] | [[File:12-inch Cordite Cartridge.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A cordite charge for the 12-inch 45 calibre gun.]] | ||
As a propellant, the [[Royal Navy]] used [[cordite]] contained in silk bags, the whole then being termed a '''cartridge'''. Silk was used as it burnt-up when the cordite burned. At one end was sewn an igniter: a shalloon bag containing R.F.G.<sup>2</sup>.<ref>''Gunnery Drill Book, Book I, 1913''. p. 626.</ref> Charges were always loaded with the igniter towards the breech end of the gun.<ref>''Gunnery Drill Book, Book I, 1913''. p. 87.</ref> | As a propellant, the [[Royal Navy]] used [[cordite]] contained in silk bags, the whole then being termed a '''cartridge'''. Silk was used as it burnt-up when the cordite burned. At one end was sewn an igniter: a shalloon bag containing R.F.G.<sup>2</sup>.<ref>''Gunnery Drill Book, Book I, 1913''. p. 626.</ref> Charges were always loaded with the igniter towards the breech end of the gun.<ref>''Gunnery Drill Book, Book I, 1913''. p. 87.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Cartridge Case]] | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 14:16, 12 October 2009
As a propellant, the Royal Navy used cordite contained in silk bags, the whole then being termed a cartridge. Silk was used as it burnt-up when the cordite burned. At one end was sewn an igniter: a shalloon bag containing R.F.G.2.[1] Charges were always loaded with the igniter towards the breech end of the gun.[2]
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