GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. PROJECTILES, MODELS 23 AND 28 FOR SKODA HOWITZER 105-MM |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: Not known. (See fig. 476.) |
EMPLOYMENT: 10-cm Skoda Howitzer. |
PROJECTILE: |
Model 23 |
Model 28 |
15.83 inches; |
18.56 inches, over-all length. |
0.51 inch; |
0.63 inch, width of rotating band. |
30.6 pounds; |
31.21 pounds, total weight. |
TNT |
TNT – type of bursting charge. |
0.59 inch; |
2.74 inches, distance from base to band. |
Yellow |
Unpainted – color of projectile. |
CARTRIDGE CASE: Nomenclature unknown. |
There are two types of cartridge cases: (1) is used for a plug-in style primer (diameter of primer 0.83 inch); (2) is used for screw-in type of primer (diameter of primer 1.3 in-ches). |
On base ist stamped year of manufacture, lot number and caliber of piece. |
FUZES: Fuze of French origin are used als follows: |
1. Nose Percussion Fuze Model 18. German designation, A.Z. 24/31 RYC wz 18. |
2. Nose Percussion Fuze Model 15. German designation, A.Z. 24/31 Wz 99/15. |
3. Time and Percussion Fuze Model 18. German designation, Dopp.Z. 24/31 A wz. 18. |
4. Time and Percussion Fuze Model 15. German designation, Dopp.Z. 24/31 LD 17. |
There are three types of the Nose Percussion Model 18: |
(1) Instantaneous (B.Z.) tip painted green. |
(2) Short delay (K.Z.), black. |
(3) Long delay (D.Z.), black, detonator violet. |
And three types of the Nose Percussion Fuze Model 15: |
(1) Instantaneous (B.Z.), upper part of fuze painted white. |
(2) Short delay (0.05 second), upper part of fuze painted black. |
(3) Long delay (0.15 second), upper part of fuze painted black, detonator violet. |
Time and percussion fuze Model 18 has a cap which is black with a green strip on its lower edge. Maximum time of delay, 31 seconds. |
Time and percussion fuze Model 17 is similar to 18. Maximum time of delay, 51 seconds. |
REMARKS: These projectiles have faillen into German hands in considerable quantities and are reported to be use with the German Army. |
Figure 476 – H.E. Projectile, Models 23 and 28 for Skoda, 105-mm |
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