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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 (Wurfgranate 34). (See fig. 546.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: Kz.Gr.W 34; 8-cm s.Gr.W. 34. (schwerer Granatwerfer 34) |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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13.070 inches, over-all length. |
| PROJECTILE (painted reddish brown): |
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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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1.11 pounds, weight of bursting charge. |
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7.75 pounds, total weight. |
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gr.Zdlg. C/98 Np. booster gaine. |
| FUZE: Wgr.Z. 38 or 34. |
| PACKING: Three rounds in a metal carrier. |
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REMARKS: Propelling charge for this weapon consists of a primary cartridge and four augmentary charges. The latter consists of strip propellant in silk bag. |
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Figure 546 – H.E. Mortar Projectile, Type 34, 80-mm, 8-cm Wgr. 34 |
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