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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| SMOKE PROJECTILE, TYPE 38, 150-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15-cm Gr. 38 Nb. (Granate 38 Nebel). (See fig. 511.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: 15-cm s.F.H. 18 (Schwere Feldhaubitze 18) Heavy Field Howitzer. |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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31.751 inches, over-all length. |
| PROJECTILE (painted green, stenciled in white): |
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24.732 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 bands. |
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Two, number of rotating bands. |
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5.825 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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5.196 inches, diameter of base. |
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TNT, type of bursting charge. |
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Oleum impregnated in pumice, type of smoke mixture. |
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"38 Nb" stenciled on body. |
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gr.Zdlg. C/98 Np booster. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature 6350 [semi-fixed]): |
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10.255 inches, over-all length. |
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6.338 inches, diameter of mouth. |
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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 kl.A.Z. 40 Nb. |
| PACKAGING: One projectile in wicker basket. |
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Figure 511 – Smoke Projectile, Type 38, 150-mm, 15-cm Gr. 38 Nb. |
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