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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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