GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
A.P. PROJECTILE FOR 105-MM HOWITZER |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 10-cm Pzgr. (See fig. 449.) |
WEAPONS: |
German Light Field Howitzer: |
le.F.H. 18. |
le.F.H. 18/1. |
le.F.H. 18/2. |
le.F.H. 18 m.M. |
le.F.H. 18/39. |
le.F.H. 18/40. |
le.F.H. 16 |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 105 mm. |
Kind: Shell. |
Type: A.P. |
Weight: 30.9 pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
Color: Black with red markings. |
CHARGE: |
Number: 16. |
Weight: 1.5 lbs. |
Kind: TNT poured in aluminum container plus PETN/wax (90/10) as exploder. |
TRACER: In base of fuze. |
BOOSTER: Integral with fuze. |
FUZE: |
Nomenclature: Bd.Z. f. 10-cm Pzgr. |
Type: Base. |
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