GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 75-MM GUN |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 7.5-cm Sprgr. 231/1 (f). (See fig. 399.) |
WEAPONS: |
French Field Guns: |
GERMAN |
ORIGINAL |
7.5-cm F.K. 231 (f). | Model 1897 |
7.5-cm F.K. 232 (f) | Model 18971933 |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 75 mm. |
Kind: Shell |
Type: H.E. |
Weight (loaded and fuzed): 12½ pounds. |
Color: Yellow. |
CHARGE: |
Number: M.C.P. |
Weight: 1½ pounds. |
Kind: Pressed melinite. |
TRACER: None. |
BOOSTER: Integral with fuze. |
Figure 399 H.E. Shell for 75-mm Gun, 7.5-cm Sprgr. 231/1 (f) |
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