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| HANDBOOK OF ENEMY AMMUNITION |
| PAMPHLET No. 15 |
| GERMAN AMMUNITION MARKINGS AND NOMENCLATURE |
| SECTION I |
| SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION |
| (b) 20 mm Solothurn |
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The case is belted (the only one in the 20 mm group) and is the longest of the 20 mm group. The ammunition is percussion fired. |
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Example of the designation on the package label: – 2 cm Br-Sprgr-Patronen L'spur (rot). |
| (Note:– No identifying letters or numbers after the housing). |
| The following types have been encountered:– |
| 20 mm Solothurn |
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Type |
German Nomenclature |
Colour of Projectile |
Colour Bands on Projectile |
Stencilling |
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HE/Practice |
2 cm Sprenggranatpatrone (Üb) |
Grey |
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Black arrow on body |
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HE/T Practice |
2 cm Sprenggranatpatrone L'spur (Üb) |
Grey |
Yellow band above driving band (D.B.) |
Black arrow on body |
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AP Practice |
2 cm Panzergranatpatrone (Üb) |
Grey |
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Black arrow on body |
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AP/T Practice |
2 cm Panzergranatpatrone L'spur (Üb) |
Grey |
Colour Band above D.B. indica-tes the colour of the tracer |
Black arrow on body |
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HE/T (S.D.) |
2 cm Sprenggranatpatrone L'spur (gelb) or (weiss) |
Yellow |
Above D.B.:– |
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HE/T (S.D.) |
2 cm Sprenggranatpatrone L'spur W |
Yellow |
Ditto |
"W" in black |
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HE/I/T (S.D.) |
2 cm Brand-Sprenggranatpatrone L'spur (Flak) |
Yellow |
Some have black band above D.B. |
"W" and "Br" in red |
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HE/I/T (S.D.) |
2 cm Brand-Sprenggranatpatrone vk. L'spur (Flak) |
Yellow |
Colour band above D.B. indica-tes the colour of the tracer |
"Br vk L'spur" in red |
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HE/I/T (S.D.) |
2 cm Brand-Sprenggranatpatrone vk. L'spur W (Flak) |
Yellow |
Colour band above D.B. indica-tes the colour of the tracer |
"W" and "vk L'spur" in red |
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HE/I (S.D.) |
2 cm Brand-Sprenggranatpatrone o L'spur (Flak) |
Yellow |
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"Br o L'spur" in red |
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AP/T |
2 cm Panzergranatpatrone L'spur |
Black |
Colour band above D.B. indica-tes the colour of the tracer |
"O" in white = empty or inert filled |
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AP/I/T |
2 cm Panzergranatpatrone L'spur |
Black |
Yellow band above D.B. or red tip and red band above D.B. |
"Ph" in white |
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AP/T (Tungs-ten carbide) |
2 cm Panzergranatpatrone 40 L'spur |
Light alloy or Black |
Red band above D.B. |
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AP/HE/T (S.D.) |
2 cm Panzergranatpatrone L'spur (gelb or rot) mit Zerlegung |
Black |
Yellow or red band above D.B. |
"Z" or "Zerl" in white |
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5. Notes on Air Service Ammunition. (The identifying feature of the label designation is in italics.) |
| (a) 13 mm Solothurn |
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The cartridge case originally of brass, is now made of steel coated copper or brass and is the belted type. All types are electrically fired. None of this shells is self-destroying. |
| Example of the designation on the package label:– |
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13 mm Brsprgr.Patr. L'spur El. o. Zerl. |
| (b) 15 mm Mauser |
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The cartridge, originally brass, is now made of steel (lacquered) and is the rimless tyle and has a shoulder. All types are percussion fired. (A Germany document has mentioned electrically fired 15 mm Mauser, but none have been encountered). |
| Example of the designation on the package label:– |
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15 mm Pzgr.Patr. L'spur o. Zerl. |
| (c) 2 cm Oerlikon (Air service) |
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The case is rimless (the shorter of the two Oerlikon types) and has no shoulder. The am-munition is percussion fuzed. |
| Example of the designation on the package label:– |
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2 cm Brsprgr.Patr. L'spur FF o. Zerl. |
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or |
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2 cm M.Gesch.Patr. FFM m. Zerl. |
| (d) 20 mm Mauser |
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The case is rimless, about the same length as Oerlikon (Air Service) but larger diameter and has a shoulder. Both percussion fired and electrically fired types are issued. |
| Example of the designation on the package label:– |
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2 cm M-Gesch.Patr. 151 m. Zerl. |
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2 cm Brsprgr.Patr. L'spur 151 El. m. Zerl. |
| (e) 30 mm Solothurn |
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The case is belted, is very long, with a short neck and shoulders. The rounds are percus-sion fired and those intended for the Mk. 103 are electrically fired. |
| Example of the designation on the package label:– |
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3 cm Sprgr.Patr. L'spur o. Zerl. |
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or |
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3 cm Sprgr.Patr. El. o. Zerl. |
| (f) 30 mm Mk. 108 |
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The case is short in comparison with the length of the projectile. It is rimless, and is made of steel coated inside and out with G.M. or brass. The ammunition is electrically fired. |
| Example of the designation on the package label:– |
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3 cm Sprenggranat-Patrone Mk 108 El. |
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