105mm guns ammunition in WW1
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105mm
L/30 gun |
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Shrapnel |
Fuze: |
Dopp.
Z. S/43 (T&P Bulgarian fuze graduated up to 33 lines) |
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Shell: |
16 kg – 470
lead bullets x 15 g 16 kg – 400
steel bullets x 15 g |
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Colour: |
The body is
red, the ogive is red or white A 3 cm black
ring below the driving band indicates steel bullets |
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Remarks: |
The Dopp. Z. S/43 is graduated
up to 33 lines, but burns up to 43” |
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H.E.Shell |
Fuze: |
H.Z. 14
(Krupp percussion fuze) H.Z. 16 m.V.
(Krupp percussion fuze with delay action mechanism) H.Z. 16 o.V.
(Krupp percussion fuze without delay action mechanism) E.H.Z. 17
(sensitive percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
16 kg – 700
g of Füllpulver 02 (Trotyl) 16 kg – 1150
g of Füllpulver 60/40 |
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Colour: |
The body is
black, the ogive is yellow |
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Charges |
The gun
fires both fixed ammunition, with the the propelling charge put into the
cartridge-case, and separate ammunition, with the charges contained in
pouches. |
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For
fixed ammunition: 1,550/1,570
kg of 305x9x6,5 nitroglycerine powder D.R.P. |
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For separate
ammunition: I charge: 963 g of 190x9x6 nitroglycerine
powder II charge: 587 g of 115x9x6 nitroglycerine
powder |
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105mm
L/35 K 14 |
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10cm Schrapnellgranate 96 |
Fuze: |
Dopp.
Z. 92 n.F. (T&P fuze graduated up to 8500 m) |
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Shell: |
16.06 kg –
506 x 11.3 steel bullets – 188 g of black powder 17.9/17.96
kg – 680 x 11.1 g lead bullets – 188 g of black powder 326 x 105 mm
(without the fuze) Thickness of
the body 12mm – thickness of the wall 6.5/9.5mm Width of the
driving band 15mm |
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Colour: |
The body and
the ogive are blue A 3 cm black
ring below the driving band indicates steel bullets |
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10cm Granate 15 |
Fuze: |
Dopp.Z.
15 (T&P fuze graduated up to) Gr.Z.
14 (percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
18 kg – 1.8
kg of Füllpulver 02 (Trotyl) 409 x 100 mm
(without the fuze) Thickness of
the body 28mm – thickness of the wall 14mm Width of the
driving band 15mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
grey, the ogive is black |
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10cm Granate 15 (Haube) |
Fuze: |
Gr.Z.
04 (percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
18.5 kg –
1.8 kg of Füllpulver 02 (Trotyl) 587x 105 mm
(without the fuze) Thickness of
the body 33mm – thickness of the wall 14/17mm Width of the
driving band 13mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
grey, the ogive is black |
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Charges |
basic
charge: 1550 g of 374x6x3
of tubular nitroglycerine powder 140 g of 5x5x2 tubular nitroglycerine
powder + 30 g of black powder additional
charge: 740 g of
210x8x4 tubular nitroglycerine powder |
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105mm
L/47 gun |
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Shells |
It used the
same shells of the 10cm K14 |
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Charges |
basic
charge: 1.3 kg of
125x8x4 tubular nitroglycerine powder additional
charge: 1.475 kg of
210x8x4 tubular nitroglycerine powder additional
charge: 825 g of
180x8x4 tubular nitroglycerine powder |
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105mm
L/35 Romanian not QF gun |
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Shells |
It used the
same shells of the 105mm L/30 gun and of all the 105mm field howitzers |
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Charges |
For fixed
ammunition: 1340 g of tubular nitroglycerine
powder |
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For separate
ammunition: I charge: 380 g of 450x11x9.5 + 410 g of
225x11x9,5 tubular nitroglycerine powder II charge: 410 g of 224x11x9,5 tubular nitroglycerine
powder |
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