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105 mm tank gun in Centurion tank using pre-production armoured piercing discarding...
Catalogue reference: WO 194/379
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This record is about the 105 mm tank gun in Centurion tank using pre-production armoured piercing discarding... dating from 1959 Dec in the series Ministry of Defence and predecessors: Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 194/379
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1959 Dec
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Description (What the record is about)
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105 mm tank gun in Centurion tank using pre-production armoured piercing discarding sabot/tank shot at 1000 yds and proof shot at 100 yds: firings to determine value of true vertical jump
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Report TR 25
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2193349/
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WO 194
Ministry of Defence and predecessors: Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment...
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