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This is the place to discuss general issues related to the U-boat war or the war at sea in WWII.
Re: Mercury
Posted by:
freddy01
()
Date: September 16, 2019 08:29AM
Hello,
I already asked this question on this forum in November 2008 (German mercury for Japan).
“ Vidar” answered me :
QUOTE : Primary use of mercury was in explosives. For example was mercury used in percussion caps (primers) in cartridges. - See [en.wikipedia.org] UNQUOTE.
My reaction on his quote : Thanks Vidar for this info. I imagine that only with the 67 tons of metallic mercury carried by U-864 for instance, the Japanese could manufacture lots of (tons of) percussion caps and (primers) in cartridges for the next 20 years.
End of posts.
Regards,
Freddy.
I already asked this question on this forum in November 2008 (German mercury for Japan).
“ Vidar” answered me :
QUOTE : Primary use of mercury was in explosives. For example was mercury used in percussion caps (primers) in cartridges. - See [en.wikipedia.org] UNQUOTE.
My reaction on his quote : Thanks Vidar for this info. I imagine that only with the 67 tons of metallic mercury carried by U-864 for instance, the Japanese could manufacture lots of (tons of) percussion caps and (primers) in cartridges for the next 20 years.
End of posts.
Regards,
Freddy.
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Mercury | klosterreich | 09/15/2019 07:38AM |
Re: Mercury | Ken Dunn | 09/15/2019 11:48AM |
Re: Mercury | freddy01 | 09/16/2019 08:29AM |