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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| SMOKE PROJECTILE FOR FIELD HOWITZER, 105-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 10-cm F.H.Gr. Nb.
(Feldhaubitzgranate Nebel). (See fig. 469.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: |
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l.F.H. 16 (leichte Feldhaubitze 16) Light Field Howitzer 16. |
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l.F.H. 18 (leichte Feldhaubitze 18) Light Field Howitzer 18. |
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l.F.H. 18 M (leichte Feldhaubitze 18 Mündungsbremse) Light Field Howitzer 18 Muzzle Brake. |
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Stu.H. 42 (Sturmhaubitze 42) Assault Howitzer 42. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: Description of c/4 ist for l.F.H. 16. |
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15.905 inches, over-all length. |
| PROJECTILE, painted green, stenciled in white: |
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19.29 inches, over-all length w/fuze. |
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17.32 inches, over-all length w/o fuze. |
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3.385 inches, distance from base to band. |
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0.59 inch, width of rotating bands. |
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3.3 inch, diameter of base. |
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30.8 pounds, total weight. |
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4.3 ounces, weight of bursting charge. |
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Picric acid, type of bursting charge. |
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4.1 pounds, weight of smoke mixture. |
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Oleum impregnated in pumice, type of smoke mixture. |
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Zdlg. C/98 booster. |
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"Nb" Stenciled on body. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature 6342 [semifixed]): |
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6.125 inches, over-all length. |
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4.375 inches, diameter at neck. |
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4.5 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
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4.937 inches, diameter of base. |
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1.54 pounds, weight of propellant. |
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Flaked Diglycol, type of propellant. |
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C/12 n.A. primer. |
| FUZE: Nose percussion Fuze kl.A.Z. 23 Nb. |
| PACKAGING: One round in wooden crate. |
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40 pounds. |
| REMARKS: There is also a round designated: |
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"F.H.Gr.Nb 40" believed to be of the ejector type, and a round, "F.H.Gr. 38 Nb" similar to the above but producing a large cloud of smoke, and a round "F.H.Gr. 40 Deut" which emits a cloud of blue smoke lasting one to two minutes and is used as a maker for air support. |
| Cartridge case for other weapons are as follows: |
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l.F.H. 18 – 6342 (semifixed) |
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l.F.H. 18 M – 6342 (semifixed) |
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Stu.H. 42 – |
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When this projectile has been fired from l.F.H. 16 there will be 32 engravings on the band. |
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Figure 469 – Smoke Projectile for Field Howitzer, 105-mm, 10-cm F.H.Gr.Nb. |
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