Cartridge, 105 mm, HESH-T L35

over the target surface before the L56A1 base detonating fuze functions. The resultant detonation creates shock waves through the target surface material which either forces metal scabs from the inner surface at high velocities or else blows a large hole through the surface. The HESH-T L35 can defeat a NATO heavy single target at all ranges. The drawn 70:30 brass cartridge case contains a nominal 2.81 kg of NH033 single base propellant. An L1 series electrical primer with an elongated flash tube is fitted into the base. Before loading, the primer is normally protected by a metal clip over the base of the cartridge case. The 105 mm HESH-T L35 is fired at a muzzle velocity of 732 m/s. The maximum effective combat range is estimated to be between 1,000 and 1,500 m although the maximum possible range is 8,000 m. The training equivalent of the 105 mm HESH-T L35 is the SH Prac L38 which may be either completely inert or else contain inert material plus a base fuze and a flash pellet for spotting purposes. The weights and dimensions of the L38 are the same as those for the HESH-T L35. Also available is the 105 mm SH Prac L56 which does not contain any flash spotting material. Also available is the Cartridge 105 mm TK SH/P-T C72, produced by SNC TEC of Canada. This round is a ballistic match for the 105 mm HESH L35 up to 4,000 m, with a 0.3 mil dispersion horizontally and vertically. The C72 round uses a C6 pattern cartridge case containing M1 Type 1 propellant initiated by a C15A2 electrical primer. The projectile, which is 412 mm long, contains a C5 tracer and a spotting charge which, following the functioning of a base detonating fuze, produces a bright flash and dark smoke.