GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 240-MM GUN |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 24-cm Sprgr. L/4.2 m.
Hb. (See fig. 534.) [24-cm Sprgr. L/4.2 Bdz u. Kz (m. Hb)] |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 240 mm. |
Kind: Shell. |
Type: H.E. |
Weight: 326 pounds (loaded and fuzed) |
Color: Dark O.D. |
CHARGE: |
Number: 1. |
Weight: 36 pounds. |
Kind: TNT pressed in blocks in cardboard containers. |
TRACER: None. |
BOOSTER: 4 seperate boosters: 1 - Zdlg. A; 3 - l.Zdlg. A. |
FUZE: |
Nomenclature: (1) Kz. C/27 Lm. (2) Kz. C/27 St. (3) Kz. C/27 Ms. (4) M.Dopp.Z. S/60 (5) Bdz C/38. |
TYPE: (1) P.D. (2) P.D. (3) P.D. (4) T. and P. (5) Base. |
Figure 534 – H.E. Shell for 240-mm Gun, 24-cm Sprgr. L/4.2 m.Hb. |
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