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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE (TYPE 40) FOR A.T. GUN, 37-MM |
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GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 3.7-cm Sprgr.Patr. 40 (Sprenggranatpatrone 40). (See fig. 356.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: 3.7-cm Pak. (Panzerabwehrkanone). |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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13.937 inches, over-all length. |
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2.90 pounds, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE painted silver-grey, no colored bands: |
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5.039 inches, over-all length. |
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1.448 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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1.599 inches, diameter of rotating band. |
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0.33 inch, width of rotating band. |
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23.454 ounces, total weight. |
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1.587 ounces, weight of bursting charge. |
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PETN/Wax (90/10), type of bursting charge. |
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Small tracer present. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, 6331): |
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9.75 inches, over-all length. |
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1.5 inches, diameter of neck. |
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1.625 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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2.0 inches, diameter at rim. |
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6.17 ounces, weight of propellant. |
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Digl.R.P. (tubular diethylene diglycoldinitrate and nitrocellulose), type of propellant. |
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C/13 n.A. primer. |
| FUZE: AZ 39. |
Figure 356 – H.E. Projectile (Type
40) for A.T. Gun,
37-mm, |
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