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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P. PROJECTILE WITH CORE FOR TAPERED BORE GUN, 42-28-MM |
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GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 4.2-cm – 2.8-cm Pzgr.Patr. l.Pak 41 (Panzergranatpatrone l.Panzerabwehrkanone 41). (See fig. 342.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: l.Pak. 41 (leichte Panzerabwehrkanone 41). |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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18.1 inches, over-all length. |
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3.34 pounds, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE, painted black: |
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3.76 inches, over-all |
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1.062 inches, diameter of body midway. |
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1.65 inches, diameter of base. |
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2.25 inches, length of Tungsten carbide core. |
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0.594 inch, diameter of Tungsten carbide core. |
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11.86 ounces, total weight. |
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Tracer present. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, 6329): |
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15.748 inches, over-all length. |
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1.45 inches, diameter of neck. |
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1.6 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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2.0 inches, depth of extracting groove. |
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15.32 ounces, weight of propellant. |
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Tubular Gudol, type of propellant. |
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C/13 n.A. primer. |
Figure 342 – A.P. Projectile
with Core for Tapered Bore Gun,
42-28-mm, |
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