HANDBOOK OF ENEMY AMMUNITION |
PAMPHLET No. 1 |
GERMAN SHELLS, FUZES AND BOMBS |
16. 15 cm H.E. Shell |
Fig. 17 |
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Fig. 17 |
This shell is streamlined, with parallel walls, a screwed-in base piece and a head of about 1 ½ calibres which is threaded to take a nose fuze. The base is fitted with two driving bands of either copper or bimetallic. |