GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 155-MM GUN |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15.5-cm Stg.Gr. 422 (f). (See fig. 518.) |
WEAPONS: |
French Gun: |
15.5-cm K. 418 (f), Model G.P.F. |
15.5-cm K. 419 (f), Model G.P.F. – T. |
15.5-cm K. 420 (f), Model 1916 St.CH. |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 155-mm. |
Kind: Shell. |
Type: H.E. |
Weight: 99.7 pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
Color: O.D. |
CHARGE: |
Number: 13A. |
Weight: 12 pounds. |
Kind: Amatol 50/50. |
TRACER: None. |
BOOSTER: Integral with fuze. |
Figure 518 – H.E. Projectile for 155-mm French Gun, 15.5-cm Gr. 422 (f) |
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