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105 mm tank gun in Centurion tank using armoured piercing discarding sabot and high...
Catalogue reference: WO 194/380
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This record is about the 105 mm tank gun in Centurion tank using armoured piercing discarding sabot and high... dating from 1961 Jan 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 194/380
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1961 Jan
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Description (What the record is about)
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105 mm tank gun in Centurion tank using armoured piercing discarding sabot and high explosive soft headed pre-production ammunition: firing trials
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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 34
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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/C2193350/
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WO 194
Ministry of Defence and predecessors: Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment...
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