GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. MORTAR PROJECTILE, 50-MM |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 5-cm Wgr. 36. (See fig. 542) |
EMPLOYMENT: 5-cm le.Gr.W. 36. |
PROJECTILE (painted dull red): |
8.625 inches, over-all length. |
4.25 inches, length of body. |
1.312 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
1.0 inch, width of bourrelet. |
0.937 inch. diameter of base. |
2.2 pounds, total weight. |
Eight, number of fins. |
112 grams TNT, type of burstin charge. |
kz.Zdlg. 34 Np. booster |
CARTRIDGE CASE: |
4 grams or powder, type of propellant. One charge only in firing cartridge. |
FUZE: Wgr.Z. 38 |
REMARKS: |
Ten rounds in metal container, 12.5 kg. |
Figure 542 – H.E. Mortar Projectile, 50-mm, 5-cm H.E. Bomb |
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