TM 9-1985-3; German 13-mm. Solothurn

GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES

CHAPTER 5

GERMAN PROJECTILES

German 13-mm Solothurn

Type	Projectile Marking		Material	Filling (Grains)	Trace (Secs.)	Penetrations at 100 Yards N.I.	Fuze
Type	Body	Bande	Material	Filling (Grains)	Trace (Secs.)	Penetrations at 100 Yards N.I.	Fuze
H.E./T.	Yellow	None, or red or brown band	Steel	Penthrite wax - 18.	Pale green or red or night trace 1.8 sec.	4-5 mm	Brass A.A. or 1532
H.E./I.T.	Yellow	Blue band at center of body or below fuze	Steel	Penthrite wax - 14 Thermite - 4	Pale green 2.2 sec.	3-4 mm	Brass A.A. or 1532
Tracer	Green	White band or brown band above driving band	Steel	None	Brillant white or night	6 mm	None
Practice Tracer	Grey	Yellow band above driving band	Steel	None	Yellow 2.2 sec.
A.P./I.T.	Black	Red, yellow or brown band above driving band	A.P. steel	None	Red, pale green or night trace 0.800 yards	17 mm, 10 mm at 30°	None

German 15-mm. Mauser

Type	Projectile Marking		Material	Filling (Grains)	Trace (Secs.)	Penetrations at 100 Yards N.I.	Fuze
Type	Body	Bande	Material	Filling (Grains)	Trace (Secs.)	Penetrations at 100 Yards N.I.	Fuze
Tracer	Olive green	0.3" yellow band in front of driving band	Steel	None	Pale green 2.8 sec.		None
A.P./T.	Black	0.25" yellow band in front of driving band	A.P. steel	None	Pale green 2.2 sec.	26 mm, 23.5 mm at 20°	None
A.P. Tungsten Carbide core	Black 10-mm tip unpainted	None	Light alloy	Tungsten car- bide 580	None	38 mm at 200 yards Normal 0.20 mm at 200 yards 30°	None
H.E./T.	Yellow	Black band in front of driving band	Steel	Pale green 2.0 sec.			A.Z. 1551 (brass)
H.E./T. (S.D.)	Yellow or un- painted	None	Steel	Penthrite wax 43	Pale green 2.0 sec.		A.Z. 1551 (brass)
H.E./I/T (S.D.)	Yellow	0.25" blue band 1.0" from nose or in middle of projectiles	Steel	Penthrite wax 29 4 incendiary pel-let 21.8			A.Z. 1551 (brass)

German 20-mm Mauser and Oerlikon Ammunition

Type	Projectile Marking		Material	Filling (Grains)	Trace (Secs.)	Penetrations at 100 Yards Normal Impact	Fuze
Type	Body	Bande	Material	Filling (Grains)	Trace (Secs.)	Penetrations at 100 Yards Normal Impact	Fuze
Ball	Olive green	None	Steel	None	None		None
A.P.	Black	None	A.P. steel	Inert	None	17 mm normal, 10 mm 100 yards, 30°	None
A.P./I.	Black	0.2" blue band at 0.7" from nose or 0.2" blue band at 0.4" above D.B.	A.P. steel	Phosphorus 52. In light alloy case.	None	17 mm	None
A.P./H.E.	Black	0.7" yellow band at 0.7" above D.B. or 0.2" yellow band 0.7" below nose.	A.P. steel	Penthrite wax 78	None	17 mm	None
Tracer¹⁾	Olive green	Yellow and mauve above driving band	Steel	None	Brillant white 1.8	7.5 mm at 200 yards 20°	None
Tracer	Oilver green	Yellow above dri- ving band and white below nose with 3 arrows stamped on nose plug	Steel	None	Brillant white or yellow		None
I/T	Navy blue	0.2" red band or maroon band	Steel	Incendiary filling similar to green band type	Approx. 4 secs		Aluminum det. in nose (strikerless)
H.E./T. (S.D.)¹⁾	Yellow	Black 0.4" above driving band	Steel	Penthrite wax - 57.1	Yellow, 2.0		A.Z. 1501 (Brass)
H.E./T. (S.D.)	Yellow	None	Steel	Penthrite wax- 57.1	Pale green, 1.4	None	A.Z. 1504 Alum.
H.E./T. (S.D.)¹⁾	Steel, unpain-ted	White band above driving band	Steel	Penthrite wax-49.2	Brillant white, 6.0		A.Z. 1502 (brass)
H.E. (M Projec- tile)	Yellow	Black below fuze	Drawn steel hemispherical base.	Penthrite wax- 262	None	6 mm at 200 yds. 20°	A.Z 1502 (brass)
H.E./I. (M) Pro- jectile	Yellow	Green below fuze	Drawn steel hemispherical base.	Penthrite wax, incendiary pellet	None		Z.Z. 1505, steel, brass coated
H.E./I/T (S.D.)	Yellow	0.2" blue 0.4" above driving band or 0.25" blue below fuze	Steel	Penthrite wax - 55 Incendiary 6			Aluminum A.Z. 1504
H.E./I/T (S.D.)	Yellow	Brown above DB, blue below fuze	Steel		Bright night		Aluminum plated A.Z. 1504
H.E./I/T (S.D.)	Yellow	0.25" green band below fuze, 0.2" red band above DB	Steel	Penthrite wax - 36 Incendiary 34	Deep yellow		Aluminum plated A.Z. 1504