GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
HIGH EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILE FOR 280-MM RAILWAY GUN |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 28-cm Gr. 35. (See fig. 538.) |
WEAPONS: German Railway Gun: K 5 (E). |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 280 mm. |
Kind: Shell. |
Weight: 562 pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
Color: O.D. |
CHARGE: |
Number: 30. |
Weight: 67¼ pounds. |
Kind: TNT and TNT/wax (95/5) pressed in blocks in cardboard carton. |
TRACER: L'spur No. 5 cavity provided but no tracer found. |
BOOSTER: Zdlg. 36 Np. or Zdlg. 36 F. |
FUZE: |
Nomenclature: (1) Hbgr.Z. 35 K (0.10). (2) Hbgr.Z. 35 K (0.15). |
Type: (1) P.D. (2) P.D. (3) P.D. (4) T. and P. |
REMARKS: |
Note 1. – Four (4) R 10 smoke boxes. |
Figure 538 – H.E. Projectile for 280-mm Railway Gun, 28-cm Gr. 35 |
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