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GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES
CHAPTER 5
GERMAN PROJECTILES
A.P. "SABOT" PROJECTILE FOR 75-MM GUN
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 75/58-mm Brandt "Sabot" A.P. projectile. (See fig. 335.)
WEAPONS:

French field gun: 7.5 cm F.K. 213 (f) Model 97.

French gun: 7.5 cm K. 232 (f) Model 97/33.

PROJECTILE:

Caliber: 75/58 mm.

Kind: "Sabot" projectile.

Type: A.P.

Weight: Total weight: 5.93 pounds.

Weight of the discarding Sabot: 1.171 pounds.

Weight of A.P. core: 4.2 pounds.

Color: Aluminium body, with black ballistic cap.

CHARGE: No charge present.
TRACER: None.
BOOSTER: None.
FUZE: None.
REMARKS:

Note 1. – It is believed that the 75/58-mm projectile is fired from the above listed wea-pons.

Note 2. – This projectile is a development by the French establishment of Edgar Brandt.

Note 3. – The aluminum body is disassociated from the A.P. core and eject in the shape of small fragments at a short distance in front of the muzzle.

Note 4. – The ballistic cap is of magnesium, thereby causing a flash when striking the ar-mor of a tank, thus indicating a hit.

Figure 335 – A.P. Sabot Projectile 75-mm; 75/58-mm Brandt Sabot

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