Name: Cartridge, 76 mm: HVAP-T, M319
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Western Asia

Turkey

<h2>Armament</h2><p>M32 Cannon used on M41 light tanks.</p><h2>Development</h2><p>The 76 mm HVAP-T M319 round was originally developed for the 76 mm M1 series of guns used on the M4 Sherman tank series and the M18 gun motor carriage. Developments from 1947 onwards led to the 76 mm M32 gun for the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank series, the first of which was produced during 1951. The 76 mm HVAP-T M319 is intended for use against armoured targets. This round is no longer in the US inventory.</p><h2>Description</h2><p>The 76 mm HVAP-T M319 (actual calibre is 76.2 mm) is a fixed round with the projectile crimped to the brass or steel cartridge case. One unusual feature of this round, and the other rounds in the US 76 mm series, is that the case is crimped over the projectile's specially designed drive band which has a groove to accept the cartridge case crimp. The projectile used with the 76 mm HVAP-T M319 has a core of tungsten carbide housed in an aluminium alloy body fitted with a conical aluminium windshield. An M5A1 or M5A1B1 tracer is threaded into a cavity in the base of the core. As the round is fired the tracer is ignited by the propellant gases to mark the early stages of the trajectory. On impact with a target the windshield breaks up to allow the tungsten carbide core to penetrate the target armour by kinetic energy. The cartridge case may be either an M88 (brass) or M88B1 (lacquered steel). The base-mounted percussion primer is the M58 , which contains 25.9 g of black powder, or the M62 . The propelling charge is 2.28 kg of M6 propellant. Muzzle velocity is 1,234 m/s and maximum range 9,885 m.</p><h2>Authorised fuzes</h2><p>None involved Equivalent rounds TURKEY</p><p>TURKEY</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu ( MKEK )</p><p>Type: 76 mm HVAP-T M319</p><p>Description: Standard US specifications. Production on request</p>

The 76 mm HVAP-T M319 (actual calibre is 76.2 mm) is a fixed round with the projectile crimped to the brass or steel cartridge case. One unusual feature of this round, and the other rounds in the US 76 mm series, is that the case is crimped over the projectile's specially designed drive band which has a groove to accept the cartridge case crimp. The projectile used with the 76 mm HVAP-T M319 has a core of tungsten carbide housed in an aluminium alloy body fitted with a conical aluminium windshield. An M5A1 or M5A1B1 tracer is threaded into a cavity in the base of the core. As the round is fired the tracer is ignited by the propellant gases to mark the early stages of the trajectory.

On impact with a target the windshield breaks up to allow the tungsten carbide core to penetrate the target armour by kinetic energy. The cartridge case may be either an M88 (brass) or M88B1 (lacquered steel). The base-mounted percussion primer is the M58 , which contains 25.9 g of black powder, or the M62. The propelling charge is 2.28 kg of M6 propellant. Muzzle velocity is 1,234 m/s and maximum range 9,885 m. The 76 mm HVAP-T M319 round was originally developed for the 76 mm M1 series of guns used on the M4 Sherman tank series and the M18 gun motor carriage. S from 1947 onwards led to the 76 mm M32 gun for the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank series, the first of which was produced during 1951. The 76 mm HVAP-T M319 is intended for use against armoured targets. This round is no longer in the US inventory. Applications include m32 Cannon used on M41 light tanks.

Cartridge, 76 mm: HVAP-T, M319

Cartridge, 76 mm: HVAP-T, M319

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