Appendix C: Type of PropellantAppendix E: Code Numbers Denoting Shell Filling
HANDBOOK OF ENEMY AMMUNITION
PAMPHLET No. 15
GERMAN AMMUNITION MARKINGS AND NOMENCLATURE
APPENDIX D
MISCELLANEOUS SHELL MARKINGS

Stencelling

Colour

Position
(see
Fig. 8)

German meaning

English meaning

A

White

C

Ausstoss

Ejector shell.

AB

Black

A or
B or
E

Ausstossbüchse

Shell containing ejector boxes.

Al

Black

C

Sprengladung mit Aluminium-Gries

Granular aluminium flash producer incor-porated in filling.

B or Buntr.

Black

C

Buntrauch

Shell giving a red smoke burst.

Bl.

White

C

Blindgeschoss

Inert filling.

blau

Black

C

 

Used together with Deut to indicate blue colour of smoke.

Bo or
Bo.Pr.

Black

C

ausgebohrte Preßstahl-granate

Forged steel shell with cavity bored out.

Br.

White

C

Brandgranate

Incendiary shell.

Br.Schr.

Black

A B

Brand-Schrapnelgeschoß

Incendiary Shrapnel Shell.

Deut

Black or White

C

Deutgeschoß

Indicator shell giving coloured smoke.

Cn

White

C D

Kuper

Copper driving band.

Ei

Black

C

Einschießgeschoß

Ranging shell.

Ex

Red

C

Exerziergeschoß

Drill round.

F

Black

C

Fern

Long range shell.

FES

White

C or D

Führung Sintereisen

Soft iron driving band.

Hl or
Hl/A

Black

B

Hohlladung

Hollow charge anti-tank shell method of filling A. etc.

HK

Black or White

 

Hartkern

Hard core.

K or Kt.

Black

C

Kartätsche

Case shot.

kg.

Black or White

 

Kilogram

Follows weight off used shell in kilograms.

Kh

Black

E

Kammerhülse

Shell with central bur-ster charge.

KPS

White

 

Kupfer Preßstahl

Bimetalic driving band.

Leucht

Black

C

Leuchtgeschoß

Star shell.

lg. M.

Black

A or B

lange Mundlochbüchse

Shell with lengthened gaine container.

Lm

Black

B

Duplex-Sprengkapsel (Lm)

Shell fuzed with a combined cap and gaine in aluminium.

Lo

Black

A

lose Sprengstoffkörper

H.E. shell consisting of separate explosive bo-dies.

LS

White

B or C

Leuchtsatzsprengladung

Illuminator shell.

m R

Black

B

mit Rauchentwickler

Shell containing smoke box.

Nb or N

White

C

Nebelgeschoß

Smoke shell.

O

Black

C

ohne Füllung

Marking of 20 mm shot.

o M

Black

B

ohne Mundlochbüchse

Shell without gaine container.

o R

Black

C

ohne Rauchentwickler

Shell without smoke box.

P.G. or P.

Black

C

Perlitgußstahl

Shell of cast steel in the perlite condition.

Ph

Black

C

Phosphor

Phosphorus incendiary filling.

R 11 etc.

Black

C

Rauchentwickler Nr. 11

Shell containing smoke box No. 11 etc.

Rot

Black

C

 

H.E. shell giving a red smoke burst.

R S

Black

C

Reizstoff

Shell containing irritant filling.

Stg

Black

C

Stahlgußgranate

Cast steel shell.

ohne Al

White

C

ohne Aluminium

Aluminium, normally in-cluded in the filling, has been omitted.

 

Black

D

 

Shell with modfied driving band for firing from Czech guns.

Tp

Red or Black

C

Tropen

Shell filled suitable for tropical use.

U

Black

C

Unterrichtsgeschoß

Instructional shell.

Üb

White

C

Übungsgeschoß

Practice shell filled gun-powder.

Üb.Al.

White

C

Übungsgeschoß mit Alu-minium Sprengladung

Practice shell filled gun-powder and aluminium powder.

Üb.B.

White

C

Übungsgeschoß B

Practice shell filled H.E. with and SO3 smoke box.

Üb.T.

White

C

Übungsgeschoß T

Practice shell filled H.E. with Tetrachlor-naphtalene incorpo-rated.

Üb.W.

White

C

Übungsgeschoß Weiß

Practice shell giving white smoke burst.

Üb.R.

White

C

Übungsgeschoß Rot

Practice shell giving red smoke burst.

Üb.S.

White

C

Übungsgeshoß Schwarz

Practice shell giving black smoke burst.

vk

Black

B

verkürzt

Shortened.

Vp

Black

C

Verpackungsgeschoß

Dummy round for packing etc., trials.

W

White

C

Weichkern

Soft iron core.

w.Kh.

White

C

weite Kammerhülse

Wide central burster tube.

Z B

Black

E

Zwischenboden

Diaphragm shell.

Appendix C: Type of PropellantAppendix E: Code Numbers Denoting Shell Filling