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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P. PROJECTILE WITH BALLISTIC CAP AND PIERCING CAP, TYPE 39, 75-MM |
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GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: Pzgr.Patr. 39 KwK 40 (Panzergranatpatrone 39 Kampfwagen-kanone 40). (See fig. 371.) |
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7.5-cm KwK 40 (Kampfwagenkanone 40) Tank Gun 40. |
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7.5-cm Stu.G. 40 (Sturmgeschütz 40) Assault Gun 40. |
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7.5-cm Pak. 40 (Panzerabwehrkanone 40) Antitank Gun 40. |
| COMPLETE ROUND (description of c/r is for KwK 40): |
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29.3 inches, over-all length. |
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29.4 pounds, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE painted black with red band and red stenciling: |
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9.625 inches, over-all length, w/o tracer. |
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0.98 inch, distance from base to band. |
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0.67 inch, width of bimetallic rotating band. |
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2.94 inches, diameter of base. |
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Cyclonite bursting charge. |
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Tracer is present in fuze. |
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PETN/Wax booster. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, 6339 (fixed): |
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19.4 inches, over-all length. |
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3.15 inches, diameter at mouth. |
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3.8 inches, diameter at shoulder. |
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4.0 inches, diameter at base. |
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5.35 pounds, tubular diglycol propellant. |
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C/22 eletric primer. |
| FUZE: Bd.Z. 5103. |
| PACKAGING: Two round to a metal container. |
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REMARKS: The bursting charge is in an aluminium container which is a tight fit in the projectile cavity. This projectile may or may not have a cannelure on the cap. A round exists for the Pak. 40 designated "Pzgr.Patr. 40 Pak. 40" which is an A.P. projectile with a tungsten carbide core. It has not been recovered as yet but is reported to weight 7.06 pounds. |
Figure 371 – A.P. Projectile
with Ballistic Cap and
Piercing Cap, Type 39, |
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