taper-bore gun
weaponry
Also known as: squeeze-bore gun
Learn about this topic in these articles:
operation and use
- In artillery: Antitank guns
…projectile’s velocity, and the “taper-bore” or “squeeze-bore” gun proved formidable. Guns with tapering calibres of 28/20, 41/29, and 75/55 millimetres were developed, but wartime shortages of tungsten led to their abandonment after 1942. In 1944 Britain perfected “discarding-sabot” projectiles, in which a tungsten core was supported in a conventional…
Read More