Reply To: Vickers Bl 8 inch Howitzer cannon of 1917

Reply To: Vickers Bl 8 inch Howitzer cannon of 1917

28 May 2022 at 10:11 #599640

Robert Atkinson 2

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Not directly related but the pictures of obturators reminded me of this accident report:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727954/20180823-Challenger_SI_Castlemartin_Redacted_RT.pdf

In short a sad story of firing the main gun without the obturator fitted excerbated by poor storage discipline.
Apart from the safety lessons there are interesting details of a modern breech system.

Robert G8RPI

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