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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P. PROJECTILE, TYPE 39, 88-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: Pzgr.Patr. 39 (Panzergranatpatrone 39). (See fig. 424.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: 8.8-cm Flak 41 (Flugabwehrkanone 41). Anitaircraft Gun 41. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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45.5 inches, over-all length. |
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46.0 pounds, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE, painted black with white tip: |
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13.5 inches, over-all length. |
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1.937 inches, distance from base to band. |
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0.469 inch, width of rotating bands. |
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Two, number of rotating bands. |
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3.437 inches, diameter of base. |
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22.44 pounds, total weight. |
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2.12 ounces, Cyclonite bursting charge. |
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Tracer present in fuze. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature 8.8-cm Flak 41 (fixed)). |
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33.687 inches, over-all length. |
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3.562 inches, diameter of neck. |
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4.094 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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4.844 inches, diameter of base. |
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11.91 pounds, tubular Gudol propellant. |
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C/22 primer. |
| FUZE: Base detonating fuze – Bd.Z. f. 88-mm (unmarked). |
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REMARKS: This is the "small cavity" type of German APCBCHE with Cylonite bursting charge and a spring-loaded fuze. |
Figure 424 – A.P.C. Projectile, Type 39, 88-mm Pzgr.Patr. 39 |
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