GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR BÖHLER GUN (AUSTRIAN DESIGN), 47-MM |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 4.7-cm Sprgr.Patr. (ö) (Sprenggranatpatrone [ö]). (See fig. 363.) |
EMPLOYMENT: 4.7-cm Böhler K. (ö). |
COMPLETE ROUND: 16.312 inches, over-all length. |
PROJECTILE: |
81.625 inches, over-all length. |
0.375 inches, width of rotating band. |
1.594 inches, diameter of base. |
No tracer present. |
CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, M 35): |
9.25 inches, over-all length. |
1.875 inches, diameter of neck. |
2.187 inches, diameter of extracting groove. |
193.0 grams, weight of propellant. |
Strip propellant (nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose). |
Markings: |
4.7 cm Pak. ö. |
4.7 cm J.K. 35/36 ö. |
FUZE: 4.7-cm M 35. |
REMARKS: Fuse is marked 4.7 Pak 35 or 4.7 M 35. |
Fuze is similar to AZ 23 except that it has no optional delay. |
There is an AP round which is the 47/32 Italian round in an M 35 case. |
Figure 363 H.E. Projectile
for Böhler Gun (Austrian
Design), 47-mm, |
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