GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
HOLLOW CHARGE PROJECTILE FOR 75-MM LIGHT INFANTRY HOWITZER |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 7.5-cm Jgr. 38 Hl/A. (See fig. 406.) |
WEAPONS: |
German Light Infantry Howitzer: le.J.G. 18. |
German Mountain Infantry Howitzer: le.Geb.J.G. 18. |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 75 mm. |
Kind: Projectile. |
Type: Hollow charge. |
Weight (loaded and fuzed): 6¾ pounds. |
Color: O.D. |
CHARGE: |
Number: 91. |
Weight: 1¼ pounds. |
Kind: Cylonite/wax (95/5) pressend in blocks wrapped in waxed paper. |
TRACER: None. |
BOOSTER: None. |
FUZE: |
Nomenclature: A.Z. 38 St. |
Type: P.D. |
REMARKS: |
Note 1. The A.Z. 38 St. fuze is essentially the same as the standard A.Z. 38 except that a steel body has replaced the older aluminum one. |
Figure 406 Hollow Charge
Shell for Light Infantry
Howitzer, 75-mm, |
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