GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
A.P. PROJECTILE WITH CORE FOR AIRCRAFT CANNON, 30-MM |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 3-cm Pzgr. 40 (Panzergranate 40). (See fig. 347.) |
EMPLOYMENT: 3-cm Solothurn (Aircraft-cannon). |
COMPLETE ROUND: 11.625 inches, over-all length. |
1. pound 12.5 ounces total weight. |
PROJECTILE painted black, white tip: |
1.75 inches long. |
5.0 inches, over-all length. |
1.187 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
0.312 inch, width of rotating band bimetallic. |
1.156 inches, diameter of base. |
0.375 inches, widht of bourrelet. |
0.625 inch, base to band. |
13.5 ounces, total weight Tungsten carbide core. |
Stenciled in white "UNT 1C" and date. |
CARTRIDGE CASE (undesignated Solothurn type): |
7.25 inches, over-all length. |
1.25 inches, diameter of neck. |
1.375 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
1.5 inches, depth of extracting groove. |
Smokless powder, type of propellant. |
C/33 St. primer. |
"Wb K2 41" markings. |
Figure 347 A.P. Projectile
with Core for Aircraft
Cannon, 30-mm, |
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