GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
A.P. "SABOT" PROJECTILE FOR 75-MM GUN |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 75/58-mm Brandt "Sabot" A.P. projectile. (See fig. 335.) |
WEAPONS: |
French field gun: 7.5 cm F.K. 213 (f) Model 97. |
French gun: 7.5 cm K. 232 (f) Model 97/33. |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 75/58 mm. |
Kind: "Sabot" projectile. |
Type: A.P. |
Weight: Total weight: 5.93 pounds. |
Weight of the discarding Sabot: 1.171 pounds. |
Weight of A.P. core: 4.2 pounds. |
Color: Aluminium body, with black ballistic cap. |
CHARGE: No charge present. |
TRACER: None. |
BOOSTER: None. |
FUZE: None. |
REMARKS: |
Note 1. It is believed that the 75/58-mm projectile is fired from the above listed wea-pons. |
Note 2. This projectile is a development by the French establishment of Edgar Brandt. |
Note 3. The aluminum body is disassociated from the A.P. core and eject in the shape of small fragments at a short distance in front of the muzzle. |
Note 4. The ballistic cap is of magnesium, thereby causing a flash when striking the ar-mor of a tank, thus indicating a hit. |
Figure 335 A.P. Sabot Projectile 75-mm; 75/58-mm Brandt Sabot |
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