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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| SMOKE PROJECTILE, TYPE 19, 150-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15-cm Gr. 19 Nb. (Granate 19 Nebel). (See fig. 499.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: |
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15-cm s.F.H. 18 (schwere Feld Haubitze 18) Heavy Field Howitzer 18. |
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15-cm s.F.H. 13 (schwere Feld Haubitze 13) Heavy Field Howitzer 13. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: Description of c/r is for s.F.H. 18. |
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33.778 inches, over-all length. |
| PROJECTILE, painted green, stenciled in white: |
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26.771 inches, over-all length w/fuze. |
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3.22 inches, distance from base to band. |
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0.472 inch, width of rotating band – Bimetallic. |
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5.825 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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5.196 inches, diameter of base. |
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85.8 pounds, total weight. |
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1.21 pounds, weight of bursting charge. |
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Picric acid, type of bursting charge. |
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Gr.Zdlg. C/98 Np. booster. |
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14.08 pounds, weight of smoke mixture. |
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Oleum impregnated in pumice, type of smoke mixture. |
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"Nb" stenciled on body. |
| 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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C/12 n.A. primer. |
| FUZE: Nose Percussion Fuze A.Z. 23 Nb. |
| PACKAGING: One projectile in wicker basket, 102 pounds. |
| REMARKS: Cartridge Case for s.F.H. 13 – 6303 (semifixed). |
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Figure 499 – Smoke Projectile, Type 19, 150-mm, 15-cm Gr. 19 Nb. |
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