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Type 59 (AA Projectile)
The 'Type 59' is a Chinese 100 mm high explosive fragmentation (HE-frag) anti-aircraft (AA) projectile that is normally fitted with the 'MS-5' mechanical time (MT) fuze. The 'Type 59' AA projectile, as part of the 'Type 59' AA round, is used with the Type 59 100 mm anti-aircraft gun (AAG), which is a copy of the Russian KS-19 (КС-19). It is thought that the 'Type 59' AA projectile is a copy of the Russian 53-O-415 (53-О-415), the 'Type 59'...
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