GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. PROJECTILE TYPE 36 (CZECH DESIGN), 47-MM |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 4.7-cm Sprgr.Patr. 36 (t) Sprenggranatpatrone 36 [t]). (See fig. 362.) |
EMPLOYMENT: |
4.7 cm Pak (t) (Panzerabwehrkanone [t]). |
4.7 cm K 36 (t) (Kanone 36 [t]). |
COMPLETE ROUND: |
22.44 inches, over-all length. |
6.25 pounds, total weight. |
PROJECTILE: |
7.36 inches, over-all length w/o fuze. |
1.84 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
0.67 inch, width of rotating band. |
1.625 inches, diameter of base. |
3.3 pounds, total weight. |
6.348 ounces, weight of bursting charge. |
TNT, type of bursting charge. |
CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, M 36): |
15.944 inches, over-all length. |
1.98 inches, diameter of neck. |
2.12 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
2.52 inches, depth of extracting groove. |
1 pound 15.35 ounces, weight of propellant. |
Strip nitroclycerine and nitrocellulose type of propellant. |
FUZE: Czech time or S/D. |
Figure 362 H.E. Projectile
Type 36 (Czech. Design) 47-mm, |
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