Description
This projectile is a solid hardened steel shot with a small cavity in the base in which is incorporated a tracer element similar to that of the M66A1 BD Fuze and that of the M61 APC Projectile. It has a 1.5-caliber radius of ogive, a rotating band gilding metal, a fringing groove, a single groove for stab crimping of the cartridge case to the projectile, and a boat-tail base with a 9 degree taper. The absence of the armor-piercing cap as stated above causes it to be of a lesser efficiency than the M61 APC Projectile, it having a greater tendency to ricochet on angled impacts and no protection against breaking of the nose on impact.
Hazardous Components
Primer - M32
Propelling charge - FNH powder (1.9 lb, 0.86 kg)
See Also
Cartridge, 75mm APC-T, M61, M61A1
Source(s)
TM 9-1904, Ammunition Inspection Guide (1944)
