H.E. Projectile for 75-mm GunH.E. Projectile for 75-mm GunCONTENTS
GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES
CHAPTER 5
GERMAN PROJECTILES
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 75-MM GUN
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: K.Gr.rot KPS. (See fig. 401.)
WEAPONS:

German Field Gun (new model): F.K. 16 n.A.

German Field Gun: F.K. 16/1.

Dutsch Field Gun: 7.5-cm F.K. 243 (h) L30.

German Light Field Gun: l.F.K. 18.

PROJECTILE:

Caliber: 75 mm.

Kind: Projectile.

Type: H.E.

Weight (loaded and fuzed): 15 pounds.

Color: Dark O.D. with yellow and red bands around shell body.

CHARGE:

Number: 14.

Weight: 1 pound.

Kind: TNT poured.

TRACER: None.
BOOSTER: gr.Zdlg. C/98 Nitropenta.
FUZE:

Nomenclature: Dopp.Z. S/60. A.Z. 23 (0,15).

Type: T. and P.; P. and D.

Figure 401 – H.E. Projectile, 75-mm, 7.5-cm K.Gr. rot KPS

H.E. Projectile for 75-mm GunH.E. Projectile for 75-mm GunCONTENTS