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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| HOLLOW-CHARGE PROJECTILE, TYPE 39, 150-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15-cm Gr. 19 Hl (15-cm
Granate 19 Hohlladung). (See fig. 495.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: |
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15-cm s.F.H. 18 (schwere Feldbaubitze 18) Heavy Field Howitzer 18. |
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15-cm s.F.H. 13 (schwere Feldhaubitze 13) Heavy Field Howitzer 13. |
| PROJECTILE, painted green: |
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22.834 inches, over-all length. |
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5.905 inches, diameter of base. |
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54.076 pounds, total weight. |
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Cyclonite/wax, type of bursting charge. |
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Tracer fitted in base of projectile. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature 6350 [semifixed]): |
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10.255 inches, over-all length. |
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6.388 inches, diameter of neck. |
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No shoulder. |
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7.007 inches, diameter of base. |
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C/12 n.A. primer. |
| FUZE: Nose Percussion Fuze, kl.A.Z. 40 Nb. |
| PACKAGING: One projectile in a wicker basket, 58.3 pounds. |
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REMARKS: Cartridge case for s.F.H. 13 – 6303 (semifixed). Information is from captured documents. Projectile has not as yet been recovered. After firing from s.F.H. 18, rotating band will bear 40 entgravings. |
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Figure 495 – Hollow-Charge Projectile, Type 39, 150-mm, 15-cm Gr. 19 Hl/A |
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