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GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES
CHAPTER 5
GERMAN PROJECTILES
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR ANTIAIRCRAFT GUN, 40-MM
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 4-cm Sprgr.Patr. (Sprenggranatpatrone). (See fig. 360.)
EMPLOYMENT: Flak. 28 (Flugabwehrkanone 28).
COMPLETE ROUND: 17.7 inches, over-all length.

1.571 inches, diameter of bourrelet.

1.437 inches, width of rotating band – Bimetallic.

0.75 inch, diameter of base.

2.2 pounds, total weight.

1.38 ounces, weight for bursting charge.

TNT, type of bursting charge.

Tracer present (11- to 12-second self-destroying).
CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, 4-cm 28):

12.25 inches, over-all length.

1.6 inches, diameter of neck.

1.88 inches, diameter of shoulder.

2.44 inches, diameter of extracting base.

9.7 ounces, weight of propellant.

Ngl.R.P. (tubular nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose) type of propellant.

C/13 n.A. primer.
FUZE: KZ 38.

REMARKS: Similar to British Quickfiring H.E. 40-mm Bofors, Mark 1-T shell execpt for the following differences:
1. Larger streamlining at base.
2. Larger tracer.
3. Smaller bursting charge.
Fuze same as British DA No. 250.

Figure 360 – H.E. Projectile for Antiaircraft Gun, 40-mm, 4-cm Sprgr.Patr.

H.E. Projectile for Gun C/30, 37-mmH.E. Projectile for Antiaircraft Gun, 40-mmCONTENTS