| DATA: |
| Over-all length: 40.16 inches. |
| Diameter: 6.22 inches. |
| Total weight: 79 pounds. |
| Propellant weight: 14 pounds. |
| Type of filling: Smoke composition. |
| Weight of filling: 8.5 pounds. |
| Fuzing: Bd.Z.D.O.V.
Zdlg. C/98 Np. |
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DESCRIPTION. Except
for the shell after body, this rocket is identical to the 15-cm H.E.
rocket. The motor arrangement is identical to the latter, and the shell is
similary atta-ched to the motor. The shell for the smoke rocket is 4.5
inches longer than that for the H.E. round and is somewhat differently
constructed. The shell consists of a thin-walled steel cylinder with a
long burster charge container threaded into the after end. This con-tainer
holds 3.05 pounds of picric acid. The container is threaded to receive a
base fuze and a short exploder. The smoke composition is located between
the shell body and the outer wall of the burster container. (See fig.
212.) |
| REMARKS. 1. The German designation
for this round is "15-cm Wgr. 41 Nb." |
|
2. This round may also be employed as a chemical shell.
When so used, the German de-signation is "15-cm Wgr. 41
Grünring". |
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Figure 212 – 15-cm Smoke and Chemical Rocket |
