However, except for the barrel length and the use of semi-fixed ammunition, the 5 " / 38 gun was derived from the 5 " / 25 gun.
22.
The 6-inch guns used " non-fixed ammunition ", that is, the explosive cartridge that propelled the shell was stored and loaded separately from the shell or shot.
23.
This series of built-up guns, which fired fixed ammunition, dated to the 1890s and were the standard anti-torpedo boat gun used in late pre-dreadnoughts, armored cruisers, destroyers and submarines.
24.
Fixed and semi-fixed ammunition ( rounds ) appear in the form of a projectile mated with a cartridge case which contains the propellant and they resemble small arms rounds.
25.
It retained the Navy's ( Kaiserliche Marine ) semi-fixed ammunition, where one bag of powder was loaded before the brass cartridge containing the rest of the propellant and the primer.
26.
The Mod 1 added a screw-box liner and chamber liner allowing it to use fixed ammunition along with only one hoop and a locking hoop and was hooped to within of the muzzle.
27.
The M102 fires the same semi-fixed ammunition as the M101, but its longer barrel ( 32 calibres versus 22 calibres on M101 ) allows a slightly higher muzzle velocity and thus enhanced firing range.
28.
Such term shall not include a pistol or revolver having a rifled bore, or rifled bores, or weapons designed, made, or intended to be fired from the shoulder and not capable of firing fixed ammunition.
29.
Unlike the M-60, the BS-3 used fixed ammunition, resulting in a better rate of fire; the BS-3 was also lighter ( 3.6 tons ) and had a shorter deployment time because its barrel was not pulled back for transportation.
30.
It was the standard U . S . light field howitzer in World War II and saw action in both the high explosive ( HE ) semi-fixed ammunition and had a range of, making it suitable for supporting infantry.
