GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
HOLLOW CHARGE PROJECTILE FOR 76.2-MM HOWITZER |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 7.62-cm Gr. 38/2 Hl/B. (See fig. 414.) |
WEAPONS: |
Russian Infantry Gun Howitzer: 7.62-cm J.K.H. 290 (r), Modell 27 |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 76.2 mm. |
Kind: Projectile. |
Type: Hollow charge. |
Weight (loaded and fuzed): 10½ pounds. |
Color: O.D. with white band below fuze. |
CHARGE: |
Number: 91. |
Weight: 1 pound. |
Kind: Cyclonite/wax (95/5) pressed in blocks wrapped in waxed paper. |
TRACER: Yes, but un-numbered. |
BOOSTER: Integral with fuze. |
FUZE: |
Nomenclature: A.Z. 38. |
Type: P.D. |
Figure 414 Hollow Charge
Projectile for Howitzer, 76.2-mm, |
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