GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR DUAL-PURPOSE SKODA GUN, 75-MM |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: Sprgr.Patr. 75/50 (Sprenggranatpatrone 75/50). (See fig. 380.) |
EMPLOYMENT: 75/50 Skoda dual-purpose gun. |
COMPLETE ROUND: 27.5 pounds, total weight. |
PROJECTILE, red banded, stenciled in red: |
14.96 inches, over-all length w/fuze. |
2.948 inches, diameter of bourrolet. |
0.472 inches, width of rotating bands 2, number of rotating bands. |
510.0 grams, TNT bursting charge. |
0.511 inches, width of bourrelet. |
CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, not known): |
This is a brass case. |
22.83 inches, over-all length. |
3.15 inches, diameter of neck. |
3.228 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
3.740 inches, diameter at rim. |
4.201 pounds, tubular propellant. |
M 39s percussion primer (f). |
Stamped on base: "1941 38 75AA". |
FUZE: Time fuze of combustion type is fitterd. A brass gaine attached to fuze in dis-tinction from German system contained detonator. |
REMARKS: This projectile is the most common of a number of type seized by the Ger-mans for use in captured French 75/50 dual-purpose guns, of which one authority esti-mates there may be 20,000 pieces on the Continent. |
Figure 380 H.E. Projectile for Dual-Purpose Skoda Gun, Sprgr.Patr. 75/50. |
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