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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 76.2-MM GUN HOWITZER |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 7.62-cm Sprgr. 280/2 (r). (See fig. 412.) |
| WEAPONS: |
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Russian Infantry Gun Howitzer: 7.62-cm J.K.H. 290 (r) – russ 27. |
| PROJECTILE: |
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Caliber: 76.2 mm. |
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Kind: Projectile. |
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Type: H.E. |
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Weight (loaded and fuzed): 14¾ pounds. |
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Color: Grey with black markings; bourrelets unpainted. |
| CHARGE: |
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Number: T. |
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Weight: 2¾ pounds. |
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Kind: TNT |
| TRACER: None. |
| BOOSTER: Integral with fuze. |
| FUZE: |
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Nomenclature A.Z. 367 (r) (Russian – KT-1) |
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Type: P.D. |
| REMARKS: |
| Note 1. – Shell has a second bourrelet just forward of rotating band. |
Figure 412 – H.E. Shell for Howitzer, 76.2 mm, 7.62-cm Sprgr. 280/2 (r) |
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