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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. MORTAR PROJECTILE, 50-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 5-cm Wgr. 36. (See fig. 542) |
| EMPLOYMENT: 5-cm le.Gr.W. 36. |
| PROJECTILE (painted dull red): |
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8.625 inches, over-all length. |
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4.25 inches, length of body. |
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1.312 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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1.0 inch, width of bourrelet. |
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0.937 inch. diameter of base. |
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2.2 pounds, total weight. |
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Eight, number of fins. |
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112 grams TNT, type of burstin charge. |
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kz.Zdlg. 34 Np. booster |
| CARTRIDGE CASE: |
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4 grams or powder, type of propellant. One charge only in firing cartridge. |
| FUZE: Wgr.Z. 38 |
| REMARKS: |
| Ten rounds in metal container, 12.5 kg. |
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Figure 542 – H.E. Mortar Projectile, 50-mm, 5-cm H.E. Bomb |
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