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Diagram showing three types of artillery ammunition: fixed, semifixed, and separate-loading. Each is labeled to indicate the fuse, shell, bursting charge, rotating band, cartridge case, propelling charge, and primer, illustrating differences in how components are assembled and loaded.

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