GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
HOLLOW CHARGE PROJECTILE FOR 88-MM TANK GUN |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 8.8-cm Gr. 39 Hl. (See fig 433.) |
WEAPONS: |
German Tank Gun: 8.8-cm Kw.K 36 (L/56). |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 88 mm. |
Kind: Shell. |
Type: Hollow charge |
Weight (loaded and fuzed): 17 pounds. |
Color: O.D. |
CHARGE: |
Number: 91. |
Weight: 2 pounds. |
Kind: Cyclonite/wax (95/5) pressed in blocks wrapped in waxed paper. |
TRACER: Yes. |
BOOSTER: None. |
FUZE: |
Nomenclature: A.Z. 38. |
Type: P.D. |
Figure 433 Hollow Charge Projectile for 88-mm Tank Gun, 8.8-cm Gr. 39 Hl |
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