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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| INERT-LOADED PROJECTILE FOR AIRCRFAT CANNON, 30-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 3 cm. (See fig. 346.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: 3 cm Solothurn – (Aircraft Cannon). |
| COMPLETE ROUND: 11.719 inches, over-all length. |
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PROJECTILE, painted grey, yellow band above rotating band: Two cannelures below ro-tating band. 5.25 inches, over-all length w/fuze. 1.187 inches, diameter, of bourrelet. 0.312 inch, width of rotating band. 1.125 inches, diameter of base. 0.781 inch, base to band. Filled with inert Bituminous composition. Tracer present. |
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CARTRIDGE CASE, (German nomenclature, K2): 7.25 inches, over-all length. 1.25 in-ches, diameter of shoulder. 1.5 inches, diameter of rim. Smokeless powder, type of pro-pellant. C/33 St. primer. "Wb K2 41", markings. |
| FUZE: Dummy. |
Figure 346 – Inert Loaded Projectile for Aircraft Cannon, 30-mm, 3-cm |
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