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M59 (APC-T)
The M59 is a fixed, 37 mm, armour piercing capped tracer (APC-T) cannon round, or simply armour piercing, capped (APC) in US terminology. The M59 APC-T round was used by 37 mm M1 series of anti-aircraft (AA) guns and the M9 (AN-M9) aircraft cannon. The propellant charge loading used in the M59 round varies with the gun it is fired by. Ammunition loaded for M1 series of AA guns is of a lower charge loading, which produces a lower chamber pre...
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