GERMAN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE - PROJECTILES AND PROJECTILE FUZES |
CHAPTER 5 |
GERMAN PROJECTILES |
H.E. PROEJCTILE FOR 105-MM HOWITZER |
GERMAN NOMENCLATURE: F.H.Gr.Stg. m.R. 11. (See fig. 550.) |
WEAPONS: |
German Light Field Howitzers: |
l.F.H. 18. |
l.F.H. 18/1. |
l.F.H. 18/2. |
l.F.H. 18 m. M. |
l.F.H. 18/39. |
l.F.H. 18/49. |
PROJECTILE: |
Caliber: 105 mm. |
Kind: Shell |
Type: H.E. |
Weight: 35 pounds (loaded and fuzed). |
Color: Red Body, O.D. ogive. |
CHARGE: |
Number: 14. |
Weight: 3 pounds. |
Kind: TNT poured. |
TRACER: None. |
BOOSTER: gr.Zdlg. C/98 Nitropenta. |
FUZE: |
Nomenclature: A.Z. 23 v. (0.25). |
Type: P.D. |
REMARKS: |
Note 1. – KPS rotating band. |
Note 2. – R-11 smoke box. |
Figure 550 – H.E. Projectile for 105-mm Howitzer |
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