GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: Geb.Gr. 15 Al. (Gebirgsgranate 15 Aluminium). (See fig. 377.)

EMPLOYMENT: 7.5-cm Geb.K. 15 (Gebirgskanone 15) Mountain Gun 15.

COMPLETE ROUND: 15.75 inches, over-all length.

PROJECTILE, painted green:

12.99 inches, over-all length, w/fuze.

0.687 inch, distance from base to band.

0.433 inch, width of rotating band.

2.95 inches, diameter of base.

12.0 pounds, total weight.

TNT/Aluminum, 90/10 and red phosphorus smoke box bursting charge.

C/98 Np. Booster.

CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, 6335) (semifixed):

5.078 inches, over-all length.

3.03 inches, diameter of neck.

No shoulder.

3.34 inches, diameter or rim.

11.6 ounces, flaked nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose with nitroguanadine.

C/12 n.A. primer.

FUZE: Nose percussion fuze A.Z. 23 Geb. Time and percussion fuze Dopp.Z. S/60 Geb.

PACKAGING: Three projectiles and three cartridges in a wicker basket.

REMARKS: There is round designated: "Geb.Gr. 15 rot" which is identical with the above except that it does not contain any aluminum.

Figure 377 – H.E. Projectile for Mountain Gun, 75-mm Geb.Gr. 15 Al.