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Written question asked by Kevin McNamara (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 May 2001. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 May 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the muzzle velocity is of the L21 A1 baton round. - Includes figures.
Answer

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the muzzle velocity is of the L21 A1 baton round. [158506] Mr. Spellar: The muzzle velocity of baton rounds is normally measured 2m from the gun muzzle. At 2m, the average (mean) velocity of a sample of 360 L21A1 baton rounds fired from L104 guns was 71.4 metres per second (m/s).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
158506; 368 c14W
Session
2000-01
Subjects
Riot control weapons Baton rounds
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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