HANDBOOK OF ENEMY AMMUNITION |
PAMPHLET No. 15 |
GERMAN AMMUNITION MARKINGS AND NOMENCLATURE |
APPENDIX F |
The following abbrevations are used in the stampings on fuzes. In addition some abbre-vations given in Appendix B may also be employed. |
German |
German |
English |
A.Z. |
Aufschlagzünder |
Percussion fuze. |
B.Z. |
Brennzünder |
Combustion time fuze. |
Bd.Z. |
Bodenzünder |
Base fuze. |
C/____ |
|
Model ... naval type fuze. |
Dopp.Z. |
Doppelzünder |
Time and percussion fuze. |
E.Kzdr. |
Empfindlicher Kopfzünder |
Sensitive percussion fuze. |
E.R.Z. |
Elektrischer Randdüsenzünder |
Electric rocket igniter. |
Fl |
Fliehgewichtsantrieb |
Operated by centrifugal weights. |
Hbgr. |
Haubengranatzünder |
Nose fuze for use under a ballistic cap. |
Jgr.Z. |
Infanteriegranatenzünder |
Percussion fuze for use with Inf. gun shells. |
- K - |
Kanone |
Included in description of fuze for use with high velocity guns. |
kl.A.Z. |
kleiner Aufschlagzünder |
Percussion fuze for fitting to shell with small fuze hole. |
Kpf.Z. |
Kopfzünder |
Nose fuze. |
Lg.Zdr. |
Leuchtgeschoßzünder |
Time fuze for use with star shell. |
m.K. |
mit Klappensicherung |
With shutter safety device. |
m.V. |
mit Verzögerung |
With delay. |
o A.Z. |
ohne Aufschlagzündung |
Without percussion element. |
o.V. |
ohne Verzögerung |
Without delay. |
s |
schwer |
Fuze for use in guns with high shell acceleration. |
– S/30 |
|
Time fuze with maximum running time of 30 secs. |
– S/90/45 |
|
Time fuze with maximum running time of 45 secs. modified to 90 secs. |
– S/45-125 |
|
Time fuze with no setting possible below 45 secs. and with maximum running time of 125 secs. |
T |
Trolitul |
Plastic fuze body. |
Vz |
|
Model ... for Czech fuze. |
v |
vereinfacht |
Simplified. |
V |
Verzögerung |
Delay. |
Wgr.Z. |
Wurfgranatenzünder |
Mortar bomb fuze. |
Zerl. |
Zerleger |
Self-destruction element. |
Zerl.Fg. |
Fliehgewichtszerleger |
Centrifugal operated self-destruction element. |
Zerl.P. |
Pulverzerleger |
Powder burning self-destruction element. |
Zt.Z. |
Zeitzünder |
Time fuze. |