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GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES
CHAPTER 5
GERMAN PROJECTILES
H.E. PROJECTILE FOR 280-MM RAILWAY GUN
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 28-cm Gr. 39 m. Hbgr.Z. (See fig. 539.)
WEAPONS: German Railway Gun: Bruno N.K. (E).
PROJECTILE:

Caliber: 280 mm.

Kind: Shell.

Type: H.E.

Weight: 585 pounds (loaded and fuzed).

Color: O.D.

CHARGE:

Number: 30.

Weight: Approximately 93 pounds.

Kind: TNT and TNT/Wax (95/5) pressed in blocks in cardboard container.

TRACER: None.
BOOSTER: Np. 10.
FUZE:

Nomenlcature: Hbgr.Z. 35 K.

Type: P.D.

Figure 539 – H.E. Projectile for 280-mm Railway Gun, 28-cm Gr. 39 m. Hbgr.Z.

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