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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P. PROJECTILE WITHOUT CAP FOR TANK GUN, 50-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: |
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5-cm Pzgr.Patr. KwK. (Panzergranatpatrone Kampfwagenkanone). (See fig. 366.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: |
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5-cm KwK. (Kampfwagenkanone) tank gun. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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16.357 inches, over-all length. |
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7 pounds 10 ounces, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE, painted black: |
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7,5 cm inches, over-all length. |
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1.156 inches, distance from base to band. |
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1.963 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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1.938 inches, diameter of base. |
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0.406 inch, widht of rotating band – soft iron. |
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4 pounds 8.25 ounces, total weight. |
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0.58 ounce, PETN/Wax bursting charge. |
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Tracer present in fuze. |
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Stamped in base: "164 DL 608 1940, C FES." |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, 6317) (fixed): |
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11.342 inches, over-all length. |
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2.035 inches, diameter of neck. |
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2.668 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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3.085 inches, diameter of base. |
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1 pound 12.76 ounces, weight of case. |
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Diglycol propellant. C/22 primer. |
| FUZE: Base detonaiting fuze – Bd.Z. 5103. There are no markuings on this fuze. |
Figure 366 – A.P. Projectile
without Cap for Tank Gun,
50-mm, |
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