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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| A.P. PROJECTILE FOR GUN 39, 150-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15-cm Pzgr. (Panzergranate). (See fig. 509.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: 15-cm K. 39 (Kanone 39) Gun 39. |
| PROJECTILE: |
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23.542 inches, over-all length. |
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5.866 inches, diameter of base. |
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99.0 pounds, total weight. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature 6318 [semi-fixed]): |
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20.67 inches, over-all length. |
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7.283 inches, diameter of base. |
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C/12 n.A. primer. |
| FUZE: Base detonating type. |
| REMARKS: Information is from captured documents. |
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Figure 509 – A.P. Projectile for Gun 39, 150-mm, 15-cm Pzgr. |
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