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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| ANTICONCRETE PROJECTILE, 150-MM |
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NOMENCLATURE, GERMAN DESIGNATION: 15-cm Gr. 19 rot Be (Granate 19 rot Beton). (See fig. 496.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: |
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15-cm K. 18 (Kanone 18) Gun 18. |
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15-cm K. 39 (Kanone 39) Gun 39. |
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15-cm K. (E) (Kanone [Eisenbahn]) Gun (Railway). |
| PROJECTILE (Red band above rotating bands): |
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23.25 inches, over-all length. |
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5.86 inches, diameter at bourrelet. |
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95.37 pounds, total weight. |
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7.12 pounds, weight of bursting charge. |
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TNT, type of bursting charge. |
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Tracer fitted in base of fuze. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (for K. 18) (German nomenclature 6352 [semifixed]): |
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32.07 inches, over-all lenght. |
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No shoulder. |
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7.007 inches, diameter of base. |
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Tubular Diglycol, type of propellant. |
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20.0 pounds, weight of propellant, small charge plus |
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3.0 ounces, igniter powder. |
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39.0 pounds, weight of propellant, medium charge plus |
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3.0 ounces, igniter powder. |
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43.0 pounds, weight of propellant, large charge plus |
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3.0 ounces, igniter powder. |
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C/12 n.A. primer. |
| FUZE: Base Detonating Fuze Bd.Z. f. 15-Gr. 19 Be. |
| PACKAGING: One projectile in a wicker basket, 102 pounds. |
| REMARKS: Cartridge cases for other weapons are as follows: |
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K. 39 – 6318 (semifixed). |
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K (E) – 6352 (semifixed). |
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Figure 496 – Anticoncrete Projectile, 150-mm Tracer, 15-cm Gr. 19 rot Be. |
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