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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| FLARE PROJECTILE FOR 203-MM RAILWAY GUN |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 20.3-cm Leuchtgr. (See fig. 528.) |
| WEAPONS: |
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German Railway Gun: 20-cm K. (E). |
| PROJECTILE: |
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Caliber: 203 mm |
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Kind: Shell. |
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Type: Flare. |
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Weight: 226¼ pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
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Color: Green, with red band above upper bourrelet, black band below nose, and white band around middle bourrelet. |
| CHARGE (expelling): |
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Number: |
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Weight: ½ pound. |
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Kind: Black powder. |
| TRACER: None. |
| BOOSTER: None. |
| FUZE: |
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Nomenclature: Unknown, but undoubtedly Zt.Z. (time) of some type. |
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Type: Time. |
| REMARKS: |
| Note 1. – Weight of flare and parachute ass'y, is 47 pounds. |
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Note 2. – Shell is somewhat unique in having an additional bourrelet machined near niddle of shell body. |
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Figure 528 – Flare Projectile for 203-mm Railway Gun, 20.3-cm Leuchtgr. |
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