Other Guns
BOFOS ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN
There were 2 Bofos 40 mm guns at Capel Battery. An anti-aircraft gun designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer 'AB Bofors'.
The gun fired a 2.0lb high explosive 40 x 311R (rimmed) shell at 2,950 ft/s.
The rate of fire was normally about 120 rounds per second.
The maximum attainable ceiling was 23,600 ft, but there practical maximum was about 12,500 ft.
The gun was provided with an advanced sighting system. The trainer and layer were both provided with reflector sights for aiming, while a third crew-member standing behind them "adjusted" for lead using a simple mechanical computer. Power for the sights was supplied from a 6V battery.
There were 2 Bofos 40 mm guns at Capel Battery. An anti-aircraft gun designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer 'AB Bofors'.
The gun fired a 2.0lb high explosive 40 x 311R (rimmed) shell at 2,950 ft/s.
The rate of fire was normally about 120 rounds per second.
The maximum attainable ceiling was 23,600 ft, but there practical maximum was about 12,500 ft.
The gun was provided with an advanced sighting system. The trainer and layer were both provided with reflector sights for aiming, while a third crew-member standing behind them "adjusted" for lead using a simple mechanical computer. Power for the sights was supplied from a 6V battery.
2 X 75MM SQ GUNS (AMERICAN)
2" UPS (Unrotated projectile rockets)
Small arms there had Bren guns, Thompson M1A1 SMGs, Sten Guns, Enfield 303 Rifles, and A 7.92mm Solothurn machine gun (Hungarian)
Others were No36 Mils Grenades and No69 Grenade
2" UPS (Unrotated projectile rockets)
Small arms there had Bren guns, Thompson M1A1 SMGs, Sten Guns, Enfield 303 Rifles, and A 7.92mm Solothurn machine gun (Hungarian)
Others were No36 Mils Grenades and No69 Grenade
THE BLACKER BOMBARD
Also know as the 29mm Spigot Mortar was am infantry anti-tank weapon devised by Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart Blacker in the early years of WW2.
4 were located located at Capel Battery.
Mainly use to equip the Home Guard units with snit-tank weapon in case of German invasion, few, if any, saw combat.
Weight 112lb with mobile platform 360lb.
It fired a 20on high-explosive bomb to range of 100 yards; when the bomb detonated.
Only manufactured in 1942 with 22,000 produced.
Also know as the 29mm Spigot Mortar was am infantry anti-tank weapon devised by Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart Blacker in the early years of WW2.
4 were located located at Capel Battery.
Mainly use to equip the Home Guard units with snit-tank weapon in case of German invasion, few, if any, saw combat.
Weight 112lb with mobile platform 360lb.
It fired a 20on high-explosive bomb to range of 100 yards; when the bomb detonated.
Only manufactured in 1942 with 22,000 produced.
Signot Ammunition List
Anti-tank H.E. 20-lb. bomb
Anti-tank practice inert 20-lb. bomb
Practice inert 15/20-lb. bomb
Used with practice cartridge of 185 gr (12.0 g) cordite, it had the same trajectory as 20lb bomb out to 200 yd (180 m). This practice round could be fired up to 15 times against soft targets/ground.
H.E. 14-lb. bomb (anti-personnel)
Anti-tank H.E. 20-lb. bomb
- Propellent: 270 gr (17 g) of cordite
- Bomb weight: 19.5 lb (8.8 kg)
- Filling: 8.75 lb (3.97 kg) of Nobels No.808 explosive.
- Described as "gelatinous" in training pamphlet.
- Length: 26 in (0.66 m)
- Diameter: 6 in (150 mm)
- Fuze: No. 283 Mark I in body of bomb
Anti-tank practice inert 20-lb. bomb
- painted black
- single use
- filled with inert material
- could be used for demonstration or ranging shots
Practice inert 15/20-lb. bomb
Used with practice cartridge of 185 gr (12.0 g) cordite, it had the same trajectory as 20lb bomb out to 200 yd (180 m). This practice round could be fired up to 15 times against soft targets/ground.
- Weight: 15 lb (6.8 kg)
- Filling: concrete
H.E. 14-lb. bomb (anti-personnel)
- Propellent: 308 gr (20.0 g) of cordite
- Bomb weight: 14.75 lb (6.69 kg)
- Filling: Nobels No.704B explosive or Amatol 80/20.
- Fuze: No. 152 (same as ML 3-inch mortar) in nose of bomb
- Danger area: 300 yd (270 m) from bursting point
- Killing area: 100 yd (91 m) from bursting point
