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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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