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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