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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P. PROJECTILE WITH CORE FOR AIRCRAFT CANNON, 30-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 3-cm Pzgr. 40 (Panzergranate 40). (See fig. 347.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: 3-cm Solothurn – (Aircraft-cannon). |
| COMPLETE ROUND: 11.625 inches, over-all length. |
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1. pound 12.5 ounces total weight. |
| PROJECTILE painted black, white tip: |
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1.75 inches long. |
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5.0 inches, over-all length. |
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1.187 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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0.312 inch, width of rotating band – bimetallic. |
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1.156 inches, diameter of base. |
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0.375 inches, widht of bourrelet. |
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0.625 inch, base to band. |
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13.5 ounces, total weight Tungsten carbide core. |
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Stenciled in white "UNT 1C" and date. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (undesignated Solothurn type): |
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7.25 inches, over-all length. |
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1.25 inches, diameter of neck. |
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1.375 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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1.5 inches, depth of extracting groove. |
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Smokless powder, type of propellant. |
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C/33 St. primer. |
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"Wb K2 41" markings. |
Figure 347 – A.P. Projectile
with Core for Aircraft
Cannon, 30-mm, |
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