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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE OF CAST STEEL, 150-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15-cm Gr. 19 Stg. (Granate 19 Stahlguß). (See fig. 498.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: |
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15-cm s.F.H. 18 (schwere Feldhaubitze 18) Heavy Field Howitzer 18. |
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15-cm s.F.H. 13 (schwere Feldhaubitze 13) Heavy Field Howitzer 13. |
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15-cm s.H.T. (schwere Haubitze Turm) Heavy Turret Howitzer. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: (description of c/r is for s.F.H. 18): |
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32.991 inches, over-all length w/Dopp.Z. fuze. |
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30.431 inches, over-all length w/A.Z. fuze. |
| PROJECTILE, painted green, stenciled in black: |
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23.424 inches, over-all length w/A.Z. fuze. |
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25.984 inches, over-all length w/Dopp.Z. fuze. |
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3.228 inches, distance from base to band. |
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0.472 inch, width of rotating band. |
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Two, number of rotating bands. |
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5.286 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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5.196 inches, diameter of base. |
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95.7 pounds, metal weight. |
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9.68 pounds, weight of bursting charge. |
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TNT (poured), type of filling plus smoke box below gaine. |
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Zdlg. 36 booster |
| 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 mouth. |
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No shoulder. |
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7.007 inches, diameter of base. |
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11.750 pounds, weight of case. |
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Flaked Diglycol, type of propellant. |
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C/12 n.A. primer. |
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FUZE: Nose Percussion Fuzes: A.Z. 23 (0.8) umg.; A.Z. 23 (0.2) umg.; A.Z. 23 m. 2 V. umg or Time and Percussion Fuzes: Dopp.Z. S/60 s; Dopp.Z. S/60 Lm. |
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REMARKS: This projectile is made of cast steel. Cartridge cases for other weapons are as follows: |
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s.F.H. 13 – 6303 (semifixed). |
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s.H.T. – 6357 (semifixed). |
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Figure 498 – H.E. Projectile of Cast Steel, 150-mm, 15-cm Gr. 19 Stg. |
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