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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P. PROJECTILE WITHOUT CAP FOR A.A. GUN, 37-MM |
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GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 3.7-cm Pzgr.Patr. 18 (Panzergranatpatrone 18). (See fig. 354.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: |
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3.7-cm Flak 18. (Flugabwehrkanone 18). |
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3.7-cm Flak 36. (Flugabwehrkanone 36). |
| COMPLET ROUND (C/R is identical for both weapons): |
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12.519 inches, over-all length. |
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3.476 pounds, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE: |
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4.055 inches, over-all length. |
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1.49 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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0.312 inch, with of rotating band. |
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1.437 inches, diameter of base. |
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24.68 ounces, total weight. |
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4.58 ounces, weight of bursting charge. |
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PETN/Wax, type of bursting charge. |
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Tracer is present. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, 6348): |
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10.156 inches, over-all length. |
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1.594 inches, diameter of neck. |
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1.625 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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1.844 inches, depth of extracting groove. |
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6.52 ounces, weight of propellant. |
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Digl.R.P. (tubular diethylene glycoldinatrate and nitrocellulose) type of propellant. |
| FUZE: Bd.Z. 5103. |
Figure 354 – A.P. Projectile
without Cap for A.A.
Gun, 37-mm, |
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