Today we take a speed-run through the development of naval anti-ship ammunition from 1850-1950, focusing on amour-piercing ammunition.

Sources:

NAVAL ORDNANCE 1937 - CHAPTER XIII
TREATISE ON AMMUNITION - 10th EDITION - WAR OFFICE, 1915
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/te...
www.amazon.co.uk/Naval-Firepower-Battleship-Dreadnought-Friedman/dp/B00FBQO6SK
www.amazon.co.uk/Warrior-Dreadnought-Warship-Development-1860-1905/dp/1848320868
www.amazon.co.uk/Before-Ironclad-D-K-Brown/dp/1848322585
The Riddle of the Shells, by Iain McCallum - 3 part series in Warship 2002-2003, 2004 and 2005



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