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| GERMAN CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIAL |
| Part I - GROUND WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION |
| Section H - INCENDIARY AMMUNITION |
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INTRODUCTION |
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The following table lists the CWS names of the German incendiary ammunition and the corresponding German names. |
| No. | CWS Name | German Name |
| 1. | 2 cm HE/I Cannon Projectile with tracer | 2 cm Br.Sprgr.Patr. L'Spur |
| 2. | 2 cm HE/I Cannon Projectile | 2 cm Br.Sprgr.Patr. |
| 3. | 2 cm AP/I Cannon Projectile, Ph | 2 cm Pzgr.Patr. (Ph) |
| 4. | 2 cm HE/I Cannon Projectile with tracer | 2 cm Br.Sprgr.Patr. L'Spur |
| 5. | 2 cm AP/I Cannon Projectile, Ph. with tracer | 2 cm Pzgr.Patr. L'Spur (Ph) |
| 6. | 5 cm HE/I Cannon Projectile 41 with tracer | 5 cm Br.Sprgr.Patr. 41 L'Spur |
| 7. | 8,8 cm HE/I Artillery Projectile | 8,8 cm Br.Schr.Gr. |
| 8. | 10 cm HE/I Artillery Projectile | 10 cm Brand Gr. |
| 9. | 10.5 cm HE/I Artillery Projectile | 10.5 cm F.H.Gr. Brand |
| 10. | 32 cm Incendiary Rocket | 32 cm Wurfkörper Flamm |
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The "Ph" in the name of #3 and #5 refers to the WP filling in the ammunition. Number 9 is an incendiary rocket projectile filled with 11 gallons of a gasoline-oil mixture. All the other incendiary ammunition contains thermite for the incendiary constituent. The desig-nation AP/I indicates the dual function of the projectile, armor piercing and incendiary; HE/I, high explosive and incendiary. The projectile #7 is a flak shell and has a detachable ogive which is held on by only four threads. The shell contains 72 incendiary components which are ignited and ejec-ted into the air followed by the bursting of the shell case. |
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No. |
Type |
Body |
Body Markings |
Fuze |
Overall Length |
| 1. |
HE/I with green Tracer |
Yellow |
Black band |
AZ 1504 |
5.8 inches |
| 2. |
HE/I |
Yellow |
Black band |
ZZ 1505 |
5.8 inches |
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AP/I |
Black |
Blue band |
5.8 inches |
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| 4. |
HE/I with green tracer |
Yellow |
Black band |
AZ 1504 |
5.8 inches |
| 5. |
AP/I with green tracer |
Black |
Ph (stencilled) |
8.1 inches |
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| 6. |
HE/I with tracer |
Yellow |
Br (stencilled |
Kp. Z 2 |
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| 7. |
HE/I |
Red & blue |
BrSchr |
ZtZ S/30 kurz |
15.8 inches |
| 8. |
HE/I |
Gray |
Br (stencilled |
A.Z. 23 |
20 inches |
| 9. |
HE/I |
Gray |
Br (stencilled |
A.Z. 23 |
26 inches |
| 10. |
I |
–– |
Wgr.Z. 50+ |
49.2 inches |
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| Examples of Incendiary Ammunition |
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