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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P. PROJECTILE WITH TUNGSTEN CARBIDE CORE (TYPE 40), 88-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 8.8-cm Pzgr. 40 (Panzergranate 40). (See fig. 427.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: |
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8.8-cm Flak 36 (Flugabwehrkanone 36), Antiaircraft Gun 36. |
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8.8-cm Flak 41 (Flugabwehrkanone 41), Antiaircraft Gun 41. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: Description of c/r is for Flak 36. |
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33.99 inches, over-all length. |
| PROJECTILE, painted black: |
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12.75 inches, over-all length. |
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1.166 inches, distance from base to band. |
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0.437 inch, width of rotating bands. |
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Two, number of rotating bands. |
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3.437 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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3.562 inches, diameter of base. |
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5.437 inches, length of tungsten carbide core. |
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1.406 inches, diameter of core. |
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4.25 pounds, weight of core. |
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16.0 pounds, total weight. |
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Tracer is present in base of projectile. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature, 6347 (fixed)): |
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22.4 inches, over-all length. |
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3.625 inches, diameter of neck. |
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3.812 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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4.02 inches, diameter of base. |
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11.625 pounds, weight of case. |
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Diglycol, type of propellant. |
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C/22 electric primer. |
| FUZE: No fuze is employed. |
| REMARKS: The cartridge case employed for Flak 41 is "8.8-cm Flak 41" (fixed). |
Figure 427 – A.P. Projectile
with Tungsten Carbide |
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