Fig. 13

This shell, of steel, has screwed-on head and a parallel base fitted with one driving band.

The H.E. filling, probably T.N.T., is brought to the level of the ring securing the exploder container. The inside walls are protected by varnish.

The shell recovered was painted Green and fitted with fuze Jgr.Z. 23 n.A. (0.15) Rh.S. 1937 previously described.

The explodering arrangements are identical with those used in the 10.5 cm shell (Fig. 14).

It is very probable that the above shell is that used by the Light Infantry gun, which fires, as also does the heavy cm infantry gun, a shell with a separate propelling charge. On the other hand the firm of Rheinmetall has made a 7.5 cm L/25 gun with split trail, and a 7.5 cm L/42 gun (long range) mounted on a split trail carriage of the 10.5 cm mo-del 18 light howitzer. The above shell could have been fired by one of these weapons or by a 7.5 cm FK 16 n.A.

Weight of shell without fuze 5.2 kg.