GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. 12.8-CM PROJECTILE |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 12.8-cm Sprgr.Patr. L/4.5 (Sprenggranatpatrone L/4.5). (See fig. 480.) |
WEAPONS: |
German A.A. Gun 12.8-cm Flak 40 |
COMPLETE ROUND: |
58.5 inches, over-all length. |
100.25 pounds, total weight. |
PROJECTILE (Painted yellow, stenciled in black): |
Filling: Amatol 40/60 cast (7 pounds, 7½ ounces). |
57 pounds, 5 ounces, weight of projectile filled and fuzed. |
PROJECTILE CASE: |
Material – brass. |
Over-all length – 37.75 inches. |
Propellant charge – 9.62 kg. |
Dig.R.P. – Kn. (850 x 5,6/2). |
Igniter – 239 grams nitrocellulose composition. |
Primer – A C/22 electric. |
FUZE: Zt.Z. S/30. |
Figure 480 – H.E. Projectile, 128-mm, 12.8-cm Sprgr.Patr. L/4.5 |
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