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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P.C. PROJECTILE FPR A.A. GUN 18, 88-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: Pzgr.Patr. m. Bd.Z. (Panzergranatpatrone mit Bodenzünder). (See fig. 429.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: |
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8.8-cm Flak 18 (Flugabwehrkanone 18), Antiaircraft Gun 18. |
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8.8-cm Flak 36 (Flugabwehrkanone 36), Antiaircraft Gun 36. |
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8.8-cm Flak 37(Flugabwehrkanone 37), Antiaircraft Gun 37. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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34.25 inches, over-all length. |
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35.2 pounds, total weight. |
| PROJECTILE, painted black: |
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13.25 inches, over-all length. |
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0.469 inches, width of bimetallic 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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20.75 pounds, total weight. |
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5.5 ounces, weight of bursting charge. |
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TNT/WAX, type of bursting charge. |
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Tracer is present in fuze. |
| 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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5.65 pounds, weight of propellant. |
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Tubular Diglycol, type of propellant. |
| FUZE: Base detonating fuze – Bd.Z. f. 8.8-cm. |
| PACKAGING: Three rounds to a wicker basket. |
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On round to a metal container. |
| REMARKS: This projectile is the large cavity design of German A.P.C. |
Figure 429 – A.P.C. Projectile for A.A. Gun 18 88-mm Pzgr.Patr. m. Bd.Z. |
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