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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE TYPE NO. 39, 76.2-MM |
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GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 7.62-cm Sprgr.Patr. 39 (Sprenggranatpatrone 39). (See fig. 409.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: |
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7.62-cm F.K. 36 (r) (Feldkanone 36 [russ]) Field Gun 36 (Russian). |
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7.62-cm Pak 36 (r) (Panzerabwehrkanone 36 (russ)) Antitank gun 36 (Russian). |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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39.52 inches, over-all length. |
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22.0 pounds, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE painted green, white band below nose fuze: |
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13.97 inches, over-all length. |
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3.187 inches, distance from base to band. |
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2.95 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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0.687 inch, width of rotating band – soft iron. |
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2.312 inches, diameter of base. |
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12.64 pounds, total weight. |
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568.0 grams, Amatol bursting charge. |
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gr.Zdlg. C/98 Np. booster. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German and Russian designations, 37r or 42M [fixed]): |
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15.16 inches, over-all length. |
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3.07 inches, diameter of neck. |
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3.11 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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3.44 inches, diameter of base. |
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775.0 grams, Flaked Gudol propellant plus. |
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20.0 grams, potassium sulphate flash reducer. |
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42M or 33 primer. |
| FUZE: Nose percussion fuze – kl.A.Z. 23. |
| PACKAGING: One round to a metal container, 28 pounds. |
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REMARKS: This German projectile may also be found (fixed) in the cartridge case 6340 for use in rebored Russian equipment. |
Figure 409 – H.E. Projectile, Type 39, 76.2-mm, 7.62-cm Sprgr.Patr. 39 |
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