Designed for the M2 Browning machine gun
The flash you sometimes see is from the spotting round impacting the target
( Tiny split to the side of the mask see image
The guns are currently in use as towed guns
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US 75mm M18 Shell Case 1942 Dated P69 Designed for the M2 BrowningAn unfired Second World War US 75mm M18 tank shell, dated 1943 B. Co. Case made by Bossert Company, Inc., Utica, New York. Primer Elwood Ordnance Plant, Joliet, The 75 mm gun was the standard American gun mounted to a mobile platform during World War II. They were primarily mounted on tanks, but were also mounted on the B 25 Mitchell medium bomber aircraft. There were five variants used during the war: M2, M3, M4, M5, and M6. They were considered the