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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| HOLLOW CHARGE PROJECTILE, TYPE 39, 75-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 7.5-cm Gr. 39 (Granate 39). (See fig. 372.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: Geb.K. 15 (Gebirgskanone 15) Mountain Gun 15. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: 14.68 inches, over-all length. |
| PROJECTILE: |
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11.181 inches, over-all length w/fuze. |
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0.7 inch, distance from base to band. |
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0.43 inch, width of bimetallic rotating band. |
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2.95 inches, diameter of base. |
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9.9 pounds, total weight. |
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Cyclonite/Wx/TNT bursting charge. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, 6335) (semi-fixed): |
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5.078 inches, over-all length. |
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3.03 inches, diameter at mouth. |
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No shoulder |
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3.34 inches, diameter at base. |
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11.6 ounces, flaked nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose with Nitroguanadine C/12 n.A. pri-mer. |
| FUZE: Nose percussion fuze A.Z. 38. |
| PACKAGING: Three projectiles and three cartridges in a wicker basket. |
| REMARKS: When fired, the projectile will be found with 28 grooves in the band. |
Figure 372 – Hollow Charge Projectile Type 39, 75-mm, 7.5-cm Gr. 39 |
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