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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE TYPE L/4.5 WITH BASE FUZE AND BALLISTIC CAP, 240-MM |
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GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 24-cm Sprgr. L/4.5 m. Bd.Z. (m. Haube), Sprenggranate L/4.5 mit Bodenzünder (mit Haube). (See fig. 533.) |
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EMPLOYMENT: 24-cm Th.Br.K. (E) Theodor Bruno Kanone (Eisenbahn) Theodor Bruno Gun (Railway). |
| PROJECTILE: |
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42.175 inches, over-all length. |
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9.448 inches, diameter of base. |
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2. Number of rotating bands. |
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332.0 pounds, total weight. |
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TNT in cardboard container, type of bursting charge. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE (German nomenclature: Karth. S. Th.Br.K [E]): |
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68.2 pounds, weight of propellant. |
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RPC/32 - type of propellant. |
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REMARKS: Projectile has ballistic cap, unstreamlined base. Information is from captured documents. |
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Figure 533 – H.E. Projectile, Type L/4.5, 240-mm, |
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