Rotation of ammunition
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rotation-of-ammunition-198-8613699
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Rotation of ammunition
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Rotation of ammunition is a term used with reference to guns. Projectiles intended for RML guns were at first fitted with a number of gun-metal studs arranged around them in a spiral manner corresponding to the twist of rifling. Invented in mid-1840s by Giovanni Cavalli, this method was defective, as it allowed, as in the old smooth-bore guns, the powder gas to escape by the clearance between the projectile and the bore, with a consequent loss of efficiency; it also quickly eroded the bore of th
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