GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 150-MM GUN |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15-cm K.Gr. 42. (See fig. 485.) |
WEAPONS: German Gun, 15-cm K. 18. |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 150 mm. |
Kind: Shell. |
Type: H.E. |
Weight: 94.8 pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
Color: O.D. |
CHARGE: |
Number: 13A. |
Weight: 13.5 pounds. |
Kind: Amatol 50/50. |
TRACER: None. |
BOOSTER: dmz Np 10. |
FUZE: |
Nomenclature: A.Z. 1 or Dopp.Z. S/60 T. and P. |
Type: P.D. |
REMARKS: |
Note 1. – This projectile has soft iron rotating bands. |
Figure 485 – H.E. Projectile, 150-mm, 15-cm K.Gr. 42 |
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