GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 155-MM GUN |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 15.5-cm Gr. 421 (f). (See fig. 523.) |
WEAPONS: |
French Gun: 15.5-cm K. 420 (f) Model L 1916 StCh. |
PROJECTILES: |
Caliber: 155-mm. |
Kind: Shell. |
Type: H.E. |
Weight: 95.3 pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
Color: O.D. |
CHARGE: |
Number: 13A. |
Weight: 15.3 pounds. |
Kind: Amatol 50/50. |
BOOSTER: Integral with fuze. |
Figure 523 – H.E. Projectile, 155-mm, 15.5-cm Gr. 421 (f) |
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