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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P. PROJECTILE WITH CAP TYPE 39, 76.2-MM |
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GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 7.62-cm Pzgr.Patr. 39 (r) rot (Panzergranatpatrone 39 (russ) rot). (See fig. 411.) |
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EMPLOYMENT: 7.62-cm Pak. 36 (r) (Panzerabwehrkanone 36 (russ) Antitank Gun 36 (Russian). |
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26.219 inches, over-all length. |
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28.6 pounds, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE, painted black, with white tip: |
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12.062 inches, over-all length. |
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0.969 inch, distance from base to band. |
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0.687 inch, width of rotating band. |
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2.906 inches, diameter of base. |
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16.72 pounds, total weight. |
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2.519 pounds, Russian nitrocellulose powder; or |
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2.886 pounds, tubular diglycol. |
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Tracer is present in fuze. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German and Russian nomenclature, 42m or 37r (fixed): |
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15.125 inches, over-all length. |
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3.07 inches, diameter of mouth. |
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3.062 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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33 or 42m or C/12 n.A. primer. |
| FUZE: Base detonating fuze – Bd.Z. f. 7.5-cm. |
| PACKAGING: One round to a metal container – |
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34.32 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. A 7.62 A.P. projectile with a small bursting cavity containing RDX is also made. Bd.Z. 5103 will be found in this type. |
Figure 411 – A.P. Projectile
With Cap, Type 39
76.2-mm, |
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