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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 155-MM GUN |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15.5-cm Langgr. 415 (f). (See fig. 521.) |
| WEAPONS: |
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French Heavy Field Howitzer: 15.5-cm s.F.H. 414 (f), Model 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: 94.8 pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
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Color: Yellow. |
| CHARGE: |
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Number: MF. |
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Weight: 23.3 pounds. |
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Kind: Cast Melinite. |
| TRACER: None. |
| BOOSTER: Integral with fuze. |
| FUZE: |
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Nomenclature |
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German |
French |
| (1) | A.Z. 251 (f) | 24/31 RYG 18 J |
| (2) | A.Z. 253 (f) | 24/31 RYG 18 CR |
| (3) | A.Z. 255 (f) | 24/31 RYG 18 LR |
| (4) | A.Z. 240 (f) | 24/31 99–16 SR |
| (5) | A.Z. 241 (f) | 24/31 99–15 CR |
| (6) | A.Z. 239 (f) | 24/31 99–15 LR |
| (7) | A.Z. 259 (f) | 24/31 RY 17 SR |
| (8) | Dopp.Z. 455 (f) | 24/31 LD 17 |
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Type: (1) P.D. (2) P.D. (3) P.D. (4) P.D. (5) P.D. (6) P.D. (7) P.D. (8) T. and P. |
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Figure 521 – H.E. Projectile, 155-mm, 15.5-cm Langgr. 415 (f) |
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