GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
S.A.P. PROJECTILE FOR GUN 39, 150-MM |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15-cm Hpzgr. (Halbpanzergranate). (See fig. 508.) |
EMPLOYMENT: 15-cm K. 39 (Kanone 39) Gun 39. |
PROJECTILE (black tip): |
23.53 inches, over-all length. |
5.877 inches, diameter at bourrelet. |
6.102 inches, diameter of base. |
99.0 pounds, total weight. |
CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature 6318 [semi-fixed]): |
20.66 inches, over-all length. |
No shoulder. |
7.28 inches, diameter of base. |
C/12 n.A. primer. |
FUZE: Base detonating type. |
REMARKS: Information is from captured documents. |
Figure 508 – S.A.P. Projectile for Gun 39, 150-mm, 15-cm Hpzgr. |
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