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Cordite is a
family of
smokeless propellants developed and
produced in
Britain since 1889 to
replace black powder as a
military firearm propellant. Like...
- H.
M. Factory,
Gretna was Britain's
largest cordite factory in
World War I. The government-owned
facility was
adjacent to the
Solway Firth, near Gretna...
- army in
World War I on the
Western Front.
Cartridge 63½ lb (¼ charge),
Cordite M.
D. used on King
Edward VII-class
battleship Common pointed capped s****...
- Navy had its own
factory at the
Royal Navy
Cordite Factory,
Holton Heath, in Dorset, England. A
large cordite factory was also
built in
Canada during World...
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synthesized in 1853 by
Alexander William Williamson and
later produced for
cordite preparation. It is
produced through hydration of
propene or hydrogenation...
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loaded with 37 gr (2.40 g) of
Cordite MDT 5-2 (
cordite MD
pressed into tubes) and had a
muzzle velocity of 2,440 ft/s (744
m/s) and a
maximum range of approximately...
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weighted wood was also used.
Propellant was
cordite or NH, the
latter being more
compact than
cordite as
cordite had a
piece of ****ng
between the propellant...
- 15 oz (0.88 kg)
cordite Mk I size 15 propellant; 2,258 ft/s (688
m/s) in
British service in
World War I
using 2 lb (0.91 kg)
cordite MD size 11 propellant...
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- with 70
grains (5 g) of
Cordite and a 480-grain (31 g)
jacketed bullet.
Muzzle velocity is
listed at 2,150 feet per
second (655
m/s) with 4,909 ft⋅lbf (6...
