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GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES
CHAPTER 5
GERMAN PROJECTILES
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 76.5-MM GUN
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 7.65-cm Sprgr. M 25 (j). (See fig. 420.)
WEAPONS:

Czech Field Gun: 7.65-cm F.K. 5/8 (t), Model 5/8.

Austrian Field Gun: 7.65-cm F.K. 5/8 (ö), Model 5/8.

Austrian Field Gun: 7.65-cm F.K. 17 (ö), Model 17.

Czech Field Gun: 7.65-cm F.K. 17 (t), Model 17.

Jugoslav Field Gun: 7.65-cm F.K. 300 (j), Model 5/8 (Skoda).

Jugoslav Field Gun: 7.65-cm F.K. 303 (j), Model 17 (Skoda).

PROJECTILE:

Caliber: 76.5 mm.

Kind: Projectile.

Type: H.E.

Weight (loaded and fuzed): 12 pounds.

Color: Brick red with bright red band below bourrelet.

CHARGE:

Number: None

Weight: 2 pounds.

Kind: Unknown (believed to be picric acid).

TRACER: None.
BOOSTER: Integral with fuze.
FUZE:

Nomenclature: Unknown.

Type: Unknown.

Figure 420 – H.E. Projectile for 76.5-mm Gun, 7.65-cm Sprgr. M 25 (j)

H.E. Projectile for 7.65-cm GunH.E. Projectile for 76.5-mm GunCONTENTS