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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. MORTAR PROJECTILE TYPE 38, 80-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 8-cm Wgr. 38 (Wurfgranate 38). (See fig. 541.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: 8-cm s.Gr.W. 34 (schwerer Granatwerfer 34). |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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12.99 inches, over-all length. |
| PROJECTILE (painted grey green): |
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8.5 inches, length of body. |
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3.188 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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1.187 inches, width of bourrelet. |
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3.189 inches, diameter of fins. |
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Twelve, number of fins. |
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7.75 pounds, total weight. |
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1.11 pounds, weight of bursting charge. |
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"38" stenciled on body. |
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kz.Zdlg. 34 Np. booster. |
| FUZE: Wgr.Z. 38 or 34. |
| REMARKS: Contains a powder pellet under fuze to give delay action. |
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Figure 541 – H.E. Mortar Projectile, Type 38, 80-mm, 8-cm Wgr. 38 |
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