GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
A.P. PROJECTILE FOR A.T. GUN (AUSTRIAN DESIGN), 47-MM |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 4.7-cm Pzgr.Patr. 35 (ö). (Panzergranatpatrone 35 [ö]) (See fig. 364.) |
EMPLOYMENT: |
4.7-cm Pak (t) (Panzerabwehrkanone [t]). |
4.7-cm K 36 (t) (Kanone [t]). |
COMPLETE ROUND: |
19.48 inches, over-all length. |
6.7 pounds, total weight. |
PROJECTILE, black trip, Unpainted projectile, blued from rotating band to beginning of 3/8 inch boattailing: |
5.312 inches, over-all length. |
1.844 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
0.687 inch, width of copper roatating band. |
1.719 inches, diameter of base. |
1.25 inches, base to band. |
3.14 pounds, total weight. |
0.74 ounce, weight of bursting charge. |
TNT, type of bursting charge. |
Tracer present. Stenciled in red: "ENZ". |
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. |
15.43 ounces, weight of propellant. |
Strip propellant (nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose). |
M 33 primer. |
REMARKS: Same projectile is used in the Böhler gun except that driving band is narrower and has two grooves instead of three. |
A red band is painted around the shoulder. |
Figure 364 A.P. Projectile
for A.T. Gun (Austrian Design),
47-mm, |
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