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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE FOR AIRCRAFT CANNON, 30-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE, 3 cm Sprgr. (Sprenggranate). (See fig. 348.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: 3-cm solothurn (Aircraft). |
| COMPLETE ROUND: 11.75 inches, over-all length. |
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PROJECTILE painted yellow; white band above rotating band, black band below screw-ed-iron nose piece. |
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5.375 inches, over-all lenght. |
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1.156 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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0.156 inch, width of rotating band. |
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1.156 inches, diameter of base. |
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0.875 inch, base to band. |
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No tracer present. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, K2): |
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7.25 inches, over-all length. |
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1.25 inches, diameter of neck. |
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1.375 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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1.5 inches, depth of extracting groove. |
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Smokless powder, type of propellant. |
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C/33 St. primer. |
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"Wb K2 41" markings. |
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REMARKS: This projectil has a hollow recess at its base 0.5 inch in depth. There is one cannelure below the rotating band. |
Figure 348 – H.E. Projectile for Aircraft Cannon, 30-mm, 3-cm Sprgr. |
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