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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| HOLLOW CHARGE PROJECTILE FOR TANK GUN, 75-MM |
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GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 7.5-cm Gr.Patr. 38 KwK (H.L.) (Granatpatrone 38 Kampfwa-genkanone (Hohlladung). (See fig. 373.) |
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7.5-cm KwK (Kampfwagenkanone) Tank Cannon. |
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7.5-cm Stu.G. (Sturmgeschütz) Assault gun. |
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7.5-cm KwK 40 (Kampfwagenkanone 40) Tank Cannon 40. |
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7.5-cm Stu.G. 40 (Sturmgeschütz 40) Assault Gun 40. |
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7.5-cm L.F.K. 18 (Leichte Feldkanone 18) Light Field Gun 18. |
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7.5-cm Geb.G. 36 (Gebirgsgeschütz 36) Mountain Gun 36. |
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7.5-cm L.G. 40 (Leichtgeschütz 40) Recoilless Gun for Airborne Troops. |
| COMPLETE ROUND (description of c/r is for KwK (Stu.G.): |
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18.5 inches, over-all length. |
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12.0 pounds, 14.0 ounces, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE painted green: |
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11.2 inches, over-all length w/fuze. |
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2.2 inches distance from base to band. |
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0.66 inch, width of bimetallic rotating band. |
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2.55 inches, diameter of base. |
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9.75 pounds, total weight. |
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1.22 pounds, cyclonite wax. |
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TNT bursting charge Zdlg. 40 booster. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, 6354 or 6354 St.): |
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9.56 inches, over-all length. |
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2.93 inches, diameter of neck. |
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3.01 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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3.60 inches, diameter of rim. |
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2 pounds, 1.79 ounces, weight of case. |
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12.61 ounces, tubular nitrocellulose propellant. |
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C/22 31 grain electric primer. |
| FUZE: Nose percussion fuze A.Z. 38. |
| PACKAGING: Two rounds to a metal container. |
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REMARKS: Hollow charge projectiles are made in two pieces, the male nose being threa-ded into the body. There are two spanner flats on the nose piece. Cartridge cases for other weapons are as follows: |
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KwK 40 (Stu.G. 40) 6339 (fixed). |
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Pak. 40 6340 (fixed). |
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Geb.G. 36 (semifixed). |
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L.G. 40 – Palstic case (semifixed). |
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L.F.K. 18 – 6316 (semifixed). |
Figure 373 – Hollow Charge
Projectile for Tank Gun,
75-mm, |
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