GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
Hl/B PROJECTILE CHARGE PROJECTILE FOR 10-CM |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 10-cm Gr. 39 rot Hl/B le.F.H. 18. (See fig 440.) |
PROJECTILE: 18.9 inches, over-all length. |
Semispherical cone. |
Steel cavity liner. |
Filling, RDX, 95.1 percent; Wax, 4.9 percent. |
FUZE: A.Z. 38. |
REMARKS: Performance against homogeneous armour; 155 mm (static) 100 mm (dyna-mic). |
Label on shipping box: Sprengladung d. 10-cm Gr. 39 Hl/B, Versch. H5 42 cwg 91 541/42. |
Figure 440 Hollow Charge Projectile, 100-mm, 10-cm Gr. 39 Hl/B le.F.H. 18 |
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