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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE, TYPE 19 WITH GRAIN 36, 150-MM |
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GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15-cm Gr. 19 mit Zdlg. 36 (Granate 19 mit Zündladung 36). (See fig. 497.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: |
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15-cm s.F.H. 18 (schwere Feldhaubitze 18) Heavy Field Howitzer 18. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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31.239 inches, over-all length w/A.Z. fuze. |
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33.799 inches, over-all length w/Dopp.Z fuze. |
| PROJECTILE, painted green: |
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24.211 inches, over-all length w/A.Z. fuze. |
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26.771 inches, over-all length w/Dopp.Z. fuze. |
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3.22 inches, distance from base to band. |
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0.472 inch, width of rotating bands. |
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Two, number of rotating bands. |
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5.825 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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5.196 inches, diameter of base. |
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95.7 pounds, total weight. |
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11.22 pounds, weight of bursting charge. |
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Poured TNT, type of bursting charge. |
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Projectile has screwed-in base plate. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature 6350 [semifixed]): |
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10.255 inches, over-all length. |
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6.338 inches, diameter of neck. |
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No shoulder. |
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7.007 inches, diameter of base. |
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Flaked Diglycol propellant. |
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C/12 n.A. primer. |
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FUZE: Nose Percussion Fuze: A.Z. 23 (0.8) umg.; A.Z. 23 m. 2 V. umg. or Time and Per-cussion Fuzes: Dopp.Z. S/60; Dopp.Z. S/60 Lm. |
| PACKAGING: One projectile to a wicker basket, 100 pounds. |
| REMARKS: After firing, projectile will bear 40 engravings on rotating band. |
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Figure 497 – H.E. Projectile, Type 19 with Gaine
36, 150-mm, |
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