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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 240-MM CZECH HEAVY GUN |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 24-cm Gr. 40 (t) (See. fig. 535.) |
| WEAPON: Czech Heavy Gun: S. 24-cm K. (t). |
| PROJECTILE: |
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Caliber: 240 mm. |
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Kind: Shell. |
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Type: H.E. |
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Weight: 437 pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
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Color: O.D. with white band around body. |
| CHARGE: |
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Number: 1. |
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Weight: 70 pounds. |
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Kind: TNT pressed in blocks in cardboard container packed with magnesium. |
| TRACER: Two tracer cavities, but only plugs provided. |
| BOOSTER: Base booster, integral with fuze. |
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Nose booster, Np. 10. |
| FUZE: |
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Nomenclature: (1) A.Z. 23 v. (0.15) and Bd.Z. DVR (t). (2) A.Z. 1 v. (0.15). (3) Dopp.Z. S/90 St. |
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Type: (1) Combination using both P.D. and B.D. Fuzes. (2) P.D. (3) T. and P. |
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Figure 535 – H.E. Projectile for 240-mm Czech Heavy Gun, 24-cm Gr. 40 (t) |
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