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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| ARMOR PIERCING PROJECTILE FOR 128-MM A.A. GUN |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 12.8-cm Pzgr. KPS. (See fig. 482.) |
| WEAPONS: German A.A. Gun, 12.8-cm Flak 40. |
| PROJECTILE: |
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Caliber: 128 mm. |
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Kind: Projectile. |
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Type: Armor-piercing. |
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Weight: 58¼ pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
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Color: Black with red marking. |
| CHARGE: |
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Number: 86. |
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Weight: 1½ pounds. |
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Kind: Ethylenediamine dinitrate/cyclonite/wax (46/18/36) pressed in blocks wrapped in waxed paper in aluminum container. |
| TRACER: No. 4. |
| BOOSTER: Part of charge. |
| FUZE: |
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Nomenclature: Bd.Z. 5121. |
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Type: B.D. |
| REMARKS: |
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Note 1. – This projectile is identical to the 12.8-cm Pzgr. FES except for type and con-tour of rotating band. |
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Figure 482 – A.P. Projectile, 128-mm, 12.8-cm Pzgr. KPS |
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