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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| INCENDIARY SHRAPNEL PROJECTILE FOR 88-MM A.A. GUN |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 8.8-cm Gr.Br.Schr. Flak. (See fig. 439.) |
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German Antiaircraft Gun: |
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8.8-cm Flak 18. |
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8.8-cm Flak 36. |
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8.8-cm Flak 37. |
| PROJECTILE: |
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Caliber: 88 mm. |
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Kind: Shell. |
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Type: Incendiary shrapnel. |
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Weight: 20 pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
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Color: Body – blue, ogive – red. |
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Fuze – unpainted with green tip. |
| EXPELLING CHARGE: |
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Weight: 2 ounces (approximately). |
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Kind: Smokeless powder. |
| BURSTING CHARGE: |
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Number: |
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Weight: 4 ounces (approximately). |
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Kind: TNT or Amatol and Wax pressed in pellets. |
| INCENDIARY CHARGE: |
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Dimensions: |
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Length: 1.14 inches. |
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Diameter: 0.58 inches. |
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Number of pellets: 72. |
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Composition: |
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Barium nitrate, 48 percent. |
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Magnesium alloy, 24.6 percent. |
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Aluminum alloy, 24.6 percent. |
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Acid insoluble, 2.8 percent. |
| TRACER: None. |
| BOOSTER: None. |
| FUZE: |
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Nomenclature: Zt.Z. S/30 kurz. |
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Type: Time. |
Figure 439 – Incendiary
Shrapnel Shell for 88-mm A.A. Gun, |
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