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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. MORTAR PROJECTILE, TYPE 34, 80-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 8-cm Wgr. 34 Nb. (Wurfgranate 34 Nebel). (See fig. 545.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: M.Gr.W. 34; Kz.Gr.W. 42. |
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12.937 inches, over-all length. |
| PROJECTILE: |
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8.5 inches, length of body. |
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3.187 inches, diameter of bourrelet. |
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1.187 inches, width of bourrelet. |
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1.187 inches, diameter of base. |
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7.85 pounds, total weight. |
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Twelve, number of fins. |
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36 grams of Penthrite Wax. |
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Sulphur Trioxid smoke mixture – type of bursting charge. |
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Kz.Zdlg. 34 Np. booster. |
| FUZE: Wgr.Z. 38 or 34. |
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Figure 545 – Smoke Mortar Projectile, Type 34, 80-mm, 8-cm Wgr. 34 Nb. |
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