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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE FOR TAPERED BORE GUN, 42-28-MM |
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GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 4.2-2.8 cm Sprgr.Patr. l.Pak 41 (Sprenggranatpatrone, leich-te Pak 41.) (See fig. 341.) |
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EMPLOYMENT: l.Pak 41 (leichte Panzerabwehrkanone 41). |
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COMPLETE ROUND: 17.875 inches, over-all length. 2.992. pounds, total weight. |
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PROJECTILE: 4.031 inches, over-all length with fuze. 1.125 inches, diameter of body midway. 1.656 inches, diameter of base. 9.87 ounces total weight. 0.98 ounce, weigt of bursting charge. Cyclonite/Wax (90/10), type of bursting charge. |
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CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, 6329): 15.478 inches, over-all length. 1.45 inches, diameter of neck. 1.6 inches, diameter of shoulder. 2.0 inches, depth at extract-ing groove. 10.94 ounces, weight of propellant. Digl.R.P. (tubular diethylene glycoldinitrat and nitrocellulose) type of propellant. C/13 n.A. primer. |
| FUZE: A.Z. 5072 (similar to A.Z. 5045). |
Figure 341 – H.E. Projectile
for Tapered Bore Gun,
42-28-mm, |
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