Editing Shell (projectile) (section)

====Common pointed====
[[File:QF12&14pdrCPMkIIShellDiagram.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Glossary of British ordnance terms#Fixed QF|QF]] [[QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12-pounder]] common pointed shell]]
[[Glossary of British ordnance terms#CP|Common pointed shells]], or CP were a type of common shell used in naval service from the 1890s – 1910s which had a solid nose and a percussion fuze in the base rather than the common shell's nose fuze. The ogival two C.R.H. solid pointed nose was considered suitable for attacking shipping but was not armour-piercing – the main function was still explosive. They were of cast or forged (three- and six-pounder) steel and contained a gunpowder bursting charge slightly smaller than that of a common shell, a trade off for the longer heavier nose.{{sfnp|Treatise on Ammunition|1915|page= 161 }}

In British service common pointed shells were typically painted black, except 12-pounder shells specific for QF guns which were painted lead colour to distinguish them from 12-pounder shells usable with both BL and QF guns. A red ring behind the nose indicated the shell was filled.

By World War II they were superseded in Royal Navy service by common pointed capped (CPC) and semi-armour piercing ([[#S.A.P.|SAP]]), filled with TNT.