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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P. SHOT WITH CORE, FOR TAPERED BORE GUN, 28-20-MM |
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GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: Pzgr.Patr. Pz.B. 41 (Panzergranatpatrone Panzerbüchse 41). (See fig. 339.) |
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EMPLOYMENT: s.Pz.B. 41 (schwere Panzerbüchse 41) – Gerlich type – Tapered bore gun. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: 8.5 inches, over-all lenght. |
| PROJECTILE: black with red band: |
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2.531 inches, over-all lenght. |
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1.129 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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0.752 inches, width of body midway. |
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1.128 inches, diameter of base. |
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4.6 ounces, total weight. |
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1.593 inches, lenght of core. |
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0.430 inches, diameter of core. |
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Tracer present. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, P 345): |
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7.375 inches, over-all lenght. |
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1.175 inches, diameter of neck. |
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1.567 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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1.885 inches, depth of extracting groove. |
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5.4 ounces, weight of propellant. |
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Tubular nitrocellulose, type of propellant. |
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C/13 n.A. primer. |
Figure 339 – A.P. Shot with core, for Tapered Bore Gun, 28-20 mm, Pz.B. 41 |
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