Made Special for the RAF 303 Cartridges

[Flying10uk]

each with 300 rounds

That means you would require exactly 50 boxes of 48 rounds of .303 ammo to rearm an eight gun Spitfire or Hurricane once. (300 x 8 = 2400 ÷ 48 = 50)

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[rambo46]

I always wondered why these boxes were marked this way.

[green]

I always wondered why these boxes were marked this way.

The WRA ammo had more of a tendency to ctg case separations than Empire made .303". Difficult to clear a separated case from a wing mounted MG in mid air.

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[QUOTE=browningautorifle;526572]So, are you wondering if that's why they chose the number "48" for the cardboard boxes? I know we've discussed it before here.

26 boxes of 48 .303" ctgs gives a 100% fill in a standard ammo crate.