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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE FOR TAPERED BORE GUN, 28.20-MM |
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GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: Sprgr.Patr. Pz.B. 41 (Sprenggranatpatrone Panzerbüchse 41). (See fig. 338.) |
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EMPLOYMENT: s.Pz.B. 41 (schwere Panzerbüchse 41) – Gerlich type tapered bore gun. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: 8.5 inches, over-all length. |
| PROJECTILE, painted black: |
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2.531 inches, over-all lenght. |
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1.129 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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0.752 inch, diameter of body midway. |
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1.128 inches, diameter of base. |
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3.1 ounces, total weight. |
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1.8 ounces, weight of bursting charge. |
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PETN/Wax, type of bursting charge. |
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Tracer present. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, P 345): |
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7.375 inches, over-all lenght. |
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1.175 inches, diameter of neck. |
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1.567 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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1.885 inches, depth of extracting groove. |
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5.3 ounces, weight of propellant. |
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Nz.R.P. (tubular nitrocellulose) type of propellant. |
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C/13 n.A. primer. |
| FUZE: A.Z. 5072. |
Figure 338 – H.E. Projectile
for Tapered Bore Gun, |
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