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| GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
| CHAPTER 5 |
| GERMAN PROJECTILES |
| H.E. MORTAR PROJECTILE, 380-MM |
| GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: 38-cm Wgr. 40 (Wurfgranate 40). (See fig. 549.) |
| EMPLOYMENT: 38-cm s.Ldg.W. (schwerer Ladungswerfer) |
| COMPLETE ROUND: |
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59.21 inches, over-all length. |
| PROJECTILE: |
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24.606 inches, length of body. |
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14.96 inches, maximum diameter of body. |
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327.8 pounds, total weight. |
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110.0 pounds, weight of bursting charge. |
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21.18 inches, diameter of fins. |
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Six, number of fins. |
| CARTRIDGE CASE: |
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C/23 primer. |
| FUZE: |
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Wgr.Z. 36. |
| REMARKS: A smoke bomb exists with the nomenclature "38-cm Wgr. 40 Nb." |
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Figure 549 – H.E. Mortar Projectile, 380-mm, 38-cm Wgr. 40 |
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