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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 155-MM HOWITZER |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15.5-cm Gr. 417 (f). (See fig. 520.) |
| WEAPONS: |
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French Heavy Field Howitzer: 15.5-cm s.F.H. 414 (f) C Mle 1917 S. |
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Polish Heavy Field Howitzer: 15.5-cm s.F.H. 17 (p) Model 17. |
| PROJECTILE: |
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Caliber: 155-mm. |
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Kind: Shell. |
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Type: H.E. |
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Weight: 96.2 pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
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Color: Black body with yellow ogive. |
| CHARGE: |
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Number: M. |
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Weight: 10.8 pounds. |
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Kind: Melinite. |
| TRACER: None. |
| BOOSTER: Integral with fuze. |
| FUZE: |
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Nomenclature |
| German | French |
| (1) | A.Z. 251 (f) | 24/31 RYG 18 J |
| (2) | A.Z. 240 (f) | 24/21 99–15 SR |
| (3) | A.Z. 259 (f) | 24/31 RY 17 SR |
| (4) | Dopp.Z. 445 (f) | 24/31 ID 17 |
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TYPE: (1) P.D. (2) P.D. (3) P.D. (4) Dopp.Z. |
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Figure 520 – H.E. Projectile, 155-mm, 15.5-cm Gr. 417 (f) |
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