A rotating gas-check (more commonly known as an automatic gas-check) was a copper plate that automatically attached itself to a specially-designed studless projectile of rifled muzzle-loading ("RML") artillery, sealing the escape of gas between the projectile and the barrel and imparting axial rotation to the projectile.[1]
1881 Secretary of State for War (1881). Treatise on Ammunition Third Edition Corrected to November 1881. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
1887A Secretary of State for War (1887). Treatise on Ammunition Fourth Edition (Revised) Corrected to October 1887. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
December 15, 2023
rotating, check, rotating, check, more, commonly, known, automatic, check, copper, plate, that, automatically, attached, itself, specially, designed, studless, projectile, rifled, muzzle, loading, artillery, sealing, escape, between, projectile, barrel, impart. A rotating gas check more commonly known as an automatic gas check was a copper plate that automatically attached itself to a specially designed studless projectile of rifled muzzle loading RML artillery sealing the escape of gas between the projectile and the barrel and imparting axial rotation to the projectile 1 Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External links 5 ReferencesGallery edit nbsp 1 nbsp 2RML 12 5in Studless Palliser Shell Mk I with Automatic Gas Check RML 12 5in Studless Common Shell Mk I with Automatic Gas CheckSee also editGas checks in British RML heavy guns Attached gas checkNotes edit Ref 1881 pp 188 190 Ref 1887A pp 155 156External links edit1 Photos of a used 9 inch automatic gas check recovered from the sea http fortlytton net au page id 2942 Photos of four gas checks http www victorianforts co uk art check htm3 Photo of 17 72 inch automatic gas check http www bbc co uk ahistoryoftheworld objects GozUMNFTpem NJXZpFgAQReferences edit1881 Secretary of State for War 1881 Treatise on Ammunition Third Edition Corrected to November 1881 London Her Majesty s Stationery Office 1887A Secretary of State for War 1887 Treatise on Ammunition Fourth Edition Revised Corrected to October 1887 London Her Majesty s Stationery Office Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rotating gas check amp oldid 942724742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
