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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P. PROJECTILE, 75-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 7.5-cm Pzgr. 40 (W) Pak. 40 (Panzergranatpatrone 40.) (See fig. 382.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: Pak. 40 (Panzerabwehrkanone 40) Antitank Gun 40. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: 20.25 pounds, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE, painted black with white W stemciled on body: |
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9.125 pounds, total weight. |
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240 mm, total length. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE, propellant charge: |
| (a) | An iginiter containing 25 gm of the usual German igniter powder. |
| (b) | 2.25
kg tubular "diglykol" propellant size: Length: 6,25 mm. External diameter, 4 mm. Internal diameter, 1.8 mm. |
| (c) | A flash reducer containing 35 gm of potassium sulphate. |
Figure 382 – A.P. Projectile 75-mm, 7.5-cm Pzgr. 40 (W) Pak. 40 |
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