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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. 12.8-CM PROJECTILE |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 12.8-cm Sprgr.Patr. L/4.5 (Sprenggranatpatrone L/4.5). (See fig. 480.) |
| WEAPONS: |
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German A.A. Gun 12.8-cm Flak 40 |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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58.5 inches, over-all length. |
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100.25 pounds, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE (Painted yellow, stenciled in black): |
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Filling: Amatol 40/60 cast (7 pounds, 7½ ounces). |
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57 pounds, 5 ounces, weight of projectile filled and fuzed. |
| PROJECTILE CASE: |
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Material – brass. |
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Over-all length – 37.75 inches. |
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Propellant charge – 9.62 kg. |
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Dig.R.P. – Kn. (850 x 5,6/2). |
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Igniter – 239 grams nitrocellulose composition. |
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Primer – A C/22 electric. |
| FUZE: Zt.Z. S/30. |
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Figure 480 – H.E. Projectile, 128-mm, 12.8-cm Sprgr.Patr. L/4.5 |
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