Handbook of Enemy Ammunition, Part 15; Appendix E: Code Numbers denoting Shell filling

HANDBOOK OF ENEMY AMMUNITION

PAMPHLET No. 15

GERMAN AMMUNITION MARKINGS AND NOMENCLATURE

APPENDIX E

CODE NUMBERS DENOTING SHELL FILLING

These will be found stencilled in black in arabic numerals in area B or C (see fig. 8).

It is should be noted that the proportions given are average since wide variations are encountered.

Number	Meaning
1	T.N.T. pressed in blocks in cardboard container packed with magnesium putty.
1A	T.N.T. pressed in blocks in cardboard container packed with paper.
1B	T.N.T. pressed in blocks in cardboard container packed with montan wax in a metal container.
2	Picric acid pressed in blocks in cardboard containers.
3	P.E.T.N. pressed in blocks.
4	T.N.T. loose in paper carton.
5	Picric acid loose in paper carton.
6	T.N.T./Wax (95/5) in blocks in cardboard carton.
7	T.N.T. pressed.
8	T.N.T. poured.
9
10	T.N.T. + T.N.T./Wax (95/5) + T.N.T./Wax (90/10) pressed in blocks in cardboard cartons.
11	T.N.T. + T.N.T./Wax (90/10) + T.N.T./Wax (85/15) + T.N.T./Wax (80/20) pressed in blocks in cardboard cartons.
12	T.N.T. + T.N.T./Wax (95/5) + Cyclonite/Wax (90/10) pressed in blocks in cardboard cartons.
13	Amatol 40/60 poured.
13A	Amatol 50/50.
14	T.N.T. poured.
15	T.N.T./Aluminium powder (90/10) poured.
16	T.N.T. poured in aluminium container + PETN/Wax (90/10) as exploder.
17	T.N.T./Aluminium powder (90/10) poured + PETN/Wax (90/10) as exploder.
17A	Matrix of Dinitrocellulose/Ammonium nitrate/Cyclonite (54/32/14) with biscuit of Am-monium nitrate/Calcium Nitrate/Cyclonite/Pentaerythritol/combined water (46/21/20/9/4).
18	T.N.T./Cyclonite wax (80/19/1) pressed in blocks in cardboard cartons.
19	T.N.T./Ammonium nitrate/Aluminium powder (55/35/10) poured.
20	Ethylenediamine Dinitrate/Ammonium nitrate/Aluminium powder (53.5/1.5/45).
21	Amatol 40/60 with core of pressed T.N.T. pellets.
22
23
24	Picric acid poured.
25
26
27	T.N.T. + T.N.T./Wax (90/10) pressed in blocks in cardboard cartons.
28	T.N.T./Wax (90/10) + PETN/Wax (90/10) pressed in blocks in aluminium container.
29	T.N.T./Wax (90/10) + T.N.T. crystallized + T.N.T./Wax/Potassium Chloride (63/7/30) + T.N.T./Wax/Potassium Chloride (45/5/50) + Potassium Chloride in blocks in card-board carton.
30	T.N.T. + T.N.T./Wax (95/5) pressed in blocks in cardboard carton.
31
32	PETN/Wax (90/10) pressed in waxed paper wrapping.
33	PETN/Wax (85/15) pressed in waxed paper wrapping.
34	PETN/Wax (70/30) pressed in waxed paper wrapping.
35
36	PETN/Wax (60/40) pressed in blocks waxed paper wrapping.
37
38
39
40
41
42
43	Plastic PETN.
44
45	PETN/Wax/Cyclonite (35/15/50).
46
47
48
49
50
51
52	Dintrobenzene/Ammonium nitrate/Cyclonite (50/35/15) poured.
52+	Matrix of Dinitrobenzene/Ammonium nitrate/Cyclonite (47/38/15) with biscuit of Am-monium nitrate/Calcium nitrate/Cyclonite/Pentaerythritol/combined water (46/21/20/9/4).
52A	Matrix of Dinitrobenzene/Ammonium nitrate/Cyclonite (50/35/15) with biscuit of Am-monium nitrate/Calcium nitrate/Cyclonite/Pentaerythritol/combined water (46/21/20/9/4).
53
54
55
56	Donarit (Nitroglycerine/Ammonium nitrate/TNT/Rye flour (4/80/12/4).
57	Monachit (Ammonium nitrate/Alkali nitrate/TNT/Alkali Chloride/Colodios cotton/Char-coal (64/3/14/17/1/1).
58
59
60	Trinitrochlorobenzene.
61	Trinitrochlorobenzene poured.
62
63
64	Trinitrochlorobenzene/Ammonium nitrate (60/40) pressed.
65
66	PETN/Wax (50/50).
67
68
69
70	Trinitrobenze pressed.
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83	Ethylenediamine dinitrate pressed.
84	Ethylenediamine dinitrate/Ammonium nitrate (55/45).
85
86	Ethylenediamine dinitrate/Cyclonite/Wax (46/18/36) pressed in blocks wrapped in waxed paper in aluminium container.
87
88
89
90	Cyclonite pressed.
91	Cyclonite/Wax (95/5) pressed in blocks wrapped in waxed paper.
92	Cyclonite/Wax (90/10) pressed in blocks wrapped in waxed paper.
93
94
95	Cyclonite/TNT/Wax (60/38/2) pressed in blocks wrapped in waxed paper.
96
97
98
99
100
101	TNT/Wax (85/15)
102	Amatol (40/60) + Wax.
103
104	Cyclonite.
105	TNT/Cyclonite/Aluminium powder (70/15/15) poured.
106	TNT/Cyclonite/Aluminium powder (50/25/25) poured.
107
108
109	Cyclonite/Aluminium powder/Wax (70/25/5) pressed.
110	Ammonium nitrate/Naphtalene/Aluminium powder/Wooden Meal (90/5/2.5/2.5).
111	Ammonium nitrate/Carbon (96/4).
112	Amatol (20/80).
113	Ammonium Nitrate/TNT/Aluminium powder (70/20/10).

Additional abbrevations used in the description of the filling.

Abbreviation	Meaning
Fp 02	T.N.T.
Fp 40/60	Amatol 60/40.
Fp 5, etc.	T.N.T. + 5, etc. per cent wax.
Grf. 88	Picric acid.
Np 5 etc.	P.E.T.N. + 5, etc. per cent wax.
H 5 etc.	Cyclonite + 5, etc. per cent wax.

Additional arabic numbers found in the stencilling on projectile bodies.

Stencilling	Colour	Position (see Fig. 8)	Meaning
12.2	White	A or E and Base	Calibre of shell 12.2 cm
15.2	White	A or E and Base	Calibre of shell 15.2 cm
15.5	White	A or E and Base	Calibre of shell 15.2 cm
35	Black	C	F.H.Gr. 35.
36	Black	B or C	Gaine No. 36.
38	Black or White	C, D or Base	F.H.Gr. 38
39	Black or White	C, D or Base	F.H.Gr. 39
40 Nb	White	C and Base	F.H.Gr. 40 Nb
41	White	C and Base	F.H.Gr. 41
Arabic Numerals	Black	Rear of C or D	Weight of shell in kg. Used with foreign shells.
1	White	A. Below white tip on the cap of 8.8 cm APCBC shell	Pzgr.Patr. 39-1.