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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. ROCKET-ASSISTED PROJECTILE FOR 280-MM RAILWAY GUN |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 28-cm R.Gr. 4331. (See fig. 537.) |
| WEAPONS: German Railway Gun: K. 5 (E) |
| PROJECTILE: |
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Caliber: 28 cm. |
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Kind: Shell. |
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Type: H.E. rocket-assisted. |
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Weight: 564¾ pounds (without rocket ignition fuze) (loaded and fuzed). |
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Color: O.D. |
| EXPLOSIVE CHARGE: |
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Number: Unknown. |
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Weight: 30¾ pounds. |
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Kind: Unknown. |
| PROPELLANT CHARGE: |
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Weight: 43 pounds. |
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Kind: Double base powder. |
| TRACER: None. |
| BOOSTER: (2) Z.Zdlg. C/98 Np. |
| FUZE: |
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Nomenclature: (2) AZ 4331 and Zt.Z. S/30. |
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Type: Percussion and Time. |
| REMARKS: |
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Note 1. – Zt.Z. S/30 Fuze functions after 19 seconds to ignite the rocket propellant. The two A.Z. 4331 fuzes initiate the explosive charge on impact. |
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Figure 537 – H.E. Rocket Assisted Projectile for
280-mm R.R. Gun, |
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