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  1. Actongrumpy

    Dummy Loader

    That’s brilliant Baz, thanks. I couldn’t believe that it was possible to achieve a firing rate of 20 per minute but I’ve just seen a video where they were doing just that - with a mechanical fuze setter no doubt but still amazing. The chap loading the shell into the tray hit the side of the...
  2. Actongrumpy

    Dummy Loader

    Sorry to be a bit late, ( and a bit dim),with this Baz but can you explain about the fuze setting? What did it involve and why was it done on the gun and not beforehand? I believe the fuze contained a timer which was set so that the projectile exploded at the required altitude but what caused...
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