GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
A.P.C. PROJECTILE FOR 75-MM GUN |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 7.5-cm Pzgr. 39 FES (See fig. 386.) |
WEAPONS: |
German antitank gun: 7.5-cm Pak 40, 40/1, 40/2, 40/3 (Sf). |
German tank gun: 7.5-cm KwK 40. |
German assault gun: 7.5-cm Stu.K. 40 (L/43). |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 75 mm. |
Kind: Shell. |
Type: A.P.C. |
Weight: 15.13 pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
Color: Black with red band. |
CHARGE: |
Number: 92. |
Weight: 2.92 ounces. |
Kind: R.D.X./wax (90/10) pressed in blocks-wrapped in wax papper. |
TRACER: Nr. 1 in fuze. |
BOOSTER: PETN/Wax. |
FUZE: |
Nomenclature: Bd.Z. 5103. |
Type: Base. |
Figure 386 A.P.C. Shell for 75-mm Gun, 7.5-cm Pzgr. 39 FES |
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