GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 150-MM HOWITZER |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15-cm Min.Gr. 13/19 (t). (See fig. 490.) |
WEAPONS: Czech Heavy Field Howitzer: s.F.H. 14/16 (t) Model 14/16. |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 150 mm. |
Kind: Shell. |
Type: H.E. |
Weight: 94 pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
Color: Polished meatl, red and black markings. |
CHARGE: |
Number: TT. |
Weight: 10 pounds. |
Kind: Pressed tetryl. |
TRACER: None. |
BOOSTER: R. |
FUZE: |
Nomenclature: BEZ ZP |
Type: Base fuze – instantaneous or short delay. |
REMARKS: |
Note 1. – This Czechoslovakian round is unusual in construction and is rarely used by the Germans. |
Figure 490 – H.E. Projectile for 150-mm Howitzer, 15-cm Min.Gr. M. 13/19 (t) |
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