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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| HOLLOW-CHARGE PROJECTILE, TYPE B, 105-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 10-cm Gr. 39 Hl/B (Granate 39 Hohlladung Ausführung B). (See fig. 473.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: |
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10-cm l.F.H. 16 (leichte Feldhaubitze 16) Light Field Howitzer 16. |
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10-cm l.F.H. 18 (leichte Feldhaubitze 18) Light Field Howitzer 18. |
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10-cm l.F.H. 18 M (leichte Feldhaubitze 18 Mündungsbremse) Light Field Howitzer 18 Muzzle Brake. |
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10-cm LG 40 (Leichtgeschütz 40) Light Recoilles Gun for Airborne Troops. |
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10-cm LG 42 (Leichtgeschütz 42) Light Recoilles Gun for Airborne Troops. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: Description of c/r is for l.F.H. 16. |
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23.76 inches, over-all length. |
| PROJECTILE, painted green, with red band above rotating band: |
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19.803 inches, over-all length w/fuze. |
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2.165 inches, distance from base to band. |
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0.699 inches, width of rotating band. |
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4.074 inches, diameter of base. |
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26.179 pounds, total weight. |
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Cyclonite/Wax/TNT, type of bursting charge. |
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Zdlg. 40 booster. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature 6342 [semifixed]): |
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6.125 inches, over-all length. |
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4.373 inches, diameter of neck. |
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4.5 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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4.937 inches, diameter of base. |
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1.54 pounds, weight of propellant. |
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Flaked Diglycol, type of propellant. |
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C/12 n.A. primer. |
| FUZE: Nose percussion fuze A.Z. 38. |
| REMARKS: When used with LG 40, rotating band is 0.59 inches in width. |
| Cartridge cases for other weapons are as follows: |
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LG 40 – Plastic disk base with side primer (semifixed). |
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LG 42 – Plastic disk base with side primer (semifixed). |
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l.F.H. 18 – 6342. |
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l.F.H. 18 M – 6342. |
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When projectile has been fired from l.F.H. 16 there will be 32 engravings on the band. |
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Figure 473 – Hollow-Charge Projectile, Type B 105-mm, 10-cm Gr. 39 Hl/B |
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