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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P. PROJECTILE WITHOUT CAP FOR POLISH A.T. GUN, 37-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 3.7-cm Pzgr. (Panzergranate.) (See fig. 352). |
| EMPLOYMENT: 3.7-cm Pak (p) (Panzerabwehrkanone) (Polish). |
| COMPLETE ROUND: 13.3 inches, over-all length. |
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2.97 pounds, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE painted yellow, red band below nose: |
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4.625 inches, over-all length with fuze. |
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1.375 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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0.437 inch, width of rotating band. |
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0.562 inch, diameter of base. |
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0.812 inch, base to band. |
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1 pound 7.98 ounces, total weight. |
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0.44 ounce, weight of bursting charge. |
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TNT, type of bursting charge. |
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No tracer present. |
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Stamped: C-21 PK-21-38. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, 37 wz 36 Pk 39): |
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10.125 inches, over-all length. |
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1.5 inches, diameter of neck. |
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1.687 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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2.187 inches, depth of extracting groove. |
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6.5 ounces, weight of propellant. |
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Strip propellant, type of propellant. |
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Markings: 3.7 WZ 36. |
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There is a deep cannelure 0.437 inch from the mouth of this case. |
| FUZE: 3.7 WZ 36. |
Figure 352 – A.P. Projectile
without Cap for Polish
A.T. Gun, 37-mm, |
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