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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| ANTICONCRETE PROJECTILE, TYPE 18, 210-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 21-cm Gr. 18 Be. (Granate 18 Beton). (See. fig. 532.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: 21-cm Mrs. 18 (Mörser 18), Mortar 18. |
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lg. 21-cm Mrs. 18 (langer 21-cm Mörser 18), Long Mortar 18. |
| PROJECTILE, painted green: |
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36.534 inches, over-all length. |
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4.606 inches, distance from base to band. |
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0.590 inch, width of rotating bands. |
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Two, number of rotating bands. |
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7.480 inches, diameter of base. |
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268.0 pounds, total weight. |
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25.6 pounds, weight of bursting charge. |
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TNT, type of bursting charge. |
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Zdlg. C/98 booster (picric acid). |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature 6351 [semi-fixed]): |
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16.125 inches, over-all length. |
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8.75 inches, diameter of neck. |
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No shoulder. |
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9.50 inches, diameter of base. |
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31.0 pounds, weight of propellant. |
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Diglycol, type of propellant. |
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C/12 n.A. primer. |
| FUZE: Base Detonating Fuze Bd.Z. f. 21-cm. |
| PACKAGING: One to a wicker basket. |
| REMARKS: Projectile has streamlined base, ballistic cap. |
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Figure 532 – Anticoncrete Projectile, Type 18, 210-mm, 21-cm Gr. 18 Be. |
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