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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE, TYPE 18, 150-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15-cm Gr. 18 (Granate 18). (See fig. 503.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: 15-cm s.F.H. 13 (schwere Feldhaubitze 13) Heavy Field Howitzer 13. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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24.605 inches, over-all length. |
| PROJECTILE, painted green: |
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21.062 inches, over-all length, w/fuze. |
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19.842 inches, over-all length, w/o fuze. |
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0.095 inch, distance from base to band. |
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0.59 inch, width of bimetallic rotating band. |
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5.905 inches, diameter of base. |
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89.76 pounds, total weight. |
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Gr.Zdlg. C/98 Np or Zdlg. C/98 booster. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature 6303 [semifixed]): |
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4.448 inches, over-all length. |
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6.102 inches, diameter of neck. |
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No shoulder. |
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6.653 inches, diameter of base. |
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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. |
| PACKAGING: One projectile in wicker basket. |
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94.1 pounds. |
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Figure 503 – H.E. Projectile, Type 18, 150-mm, 15-cm Gr. 18 |
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