GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR FOR LONG DISTANCE USE IN FIELD HOWITZER, 105-MM |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 10-cm F.H.Gr. F.
(Feldhaubitzgranate Fern). (See fig. 470.) |
EMPLOYMENT: |
l.F.H. 18 M (leichte Feldhaubitze 18 Mündungsbremse) Light Field Howitzer 18 Muzzle Brake. |
COMPLETE ROUND: |
24.233 inches, over-all length. |
PROJECTILE, painted green: |
20.47 inches, over-all length w/fuze. |
16.77 inches, over-all length w/o fuze. |
2.362 inches, distance from base to band. |
0.59 inches, width of rotating band. |
32.58 pounds, total weight. |
Amatol, type of bursting charge. |
CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature 6342): |
6.125 inches, over-all length. |
4.375 inches, diameter of neck. |
4.5 inches, diameter of shoulder. |
4.937 inches, diameter at base. |
3.4 pounds, weight of propellant. |
Gudol, type of propellant. |
FUZE: Nose percussion fuze – A.Z. 23 (0.15) or. |
Time and percussion fuze – Dopp.Z. S/60 Fl. |
REMARKS: l.F.H. 18 M uses same projectiles, charges, and cartridge cases as the l.F.H. 18 with the above addition. |
Figure 470 – H.E. Projectile for Long Distance Use
in Field Howitzer, 105-mm, |
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