105mm howitzers ammunition in WW1
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105mm
lFH 98/09 105mm
L/22 lFH 16 105mm
L/20 lFH 16 Krupp |
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F.H.-Schrapnellgranate 16 |
Fuze: |
H.Z. 05
Schr. (T&P fuze graduated up to 7000 m) |
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Shell: |
15.89 kg – 448
steel bullets x 11 g x 13.8 mm, 170/190 g of black powder 326 x 105 mm
(without the fuze) Thickness of
the body 15mm – thickness of the wall 9/13.5mm Width of the
driving band 13mm |
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Colour: |
The body and
the ogive are blue |
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lg. F.H.-Granate |
Fuze: |
H.Z. 05 l.B.
(T&P fuze graduated up to 7200 m) H.Z. 05 Gr.
(T&P fuze graduated up to 5000 m) H.Z. 16
(percussion fuze) H.Z. 16 m.V.
(percussion fuze with delay action mechanism) H.Z. 16 o.V.
(percussion fuze without delay action mechanism) E.H.Z. 16
(sensitive percussion fuze) E.H.Z. 17
(sensitive percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
15.5/15.8 kg
– 2 kg of Füllpulver 60/40 15.5/15.8 kg
– 850 g of of Füllpulver 60/40 + 1150 of Dinitrobenzene Eventually
also 145 g of smoke producer 378 x 105 mm
(without the fuze) Thickness of
the body 25mm – thickness of the wall 12/15mm Width of the
driving band 14mm or 13mm and 4 mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
blue, the ogive is yellow A red ring
below the driving band indicates shell with Dinitrobenzene A vertical black
stripe indicates shells without smoke producer The cover of
the H.Z. 05 Gr. fuze is red, the E.H.Z. 17 fuze is black |
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lg. F.H.-Granate mit
ger. Sprgldg. |
Fuze: |
H.Z. 14 Fb.
(percussion fuze) E.H.Z. 17
(sensitive percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
15 kg – 1.41
kg of Füllpulver 60/40 + 90 g of picric acid The shell
has the same body of the lg.
F.H.-Granate |
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Colour: |
The body is
green, the ogive is yellow, the E.H.Z. 17 fuze is black |
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10.5 Haubitzgranate 15 |
Fuze: |
H.Z. 05 l.B.
(T&P fuze graduated up to 7200 m) H.Z. 05 Gr.
(T&P fuze graduated up to 5000 m) H.Z. 16
(percussion fuze) E.H.Z. 16
(sensitive percussion fuze) E.H.Z. 17
(sensitive percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
15.7 kg –
1.4 kg of Füllpulver 60/40 Eventually
also 150 g of smoke producer 346 x 105 mm
(without the fuze) Thickness of
the body 26mm – thickness of the wall 15mm Width of the
driving band 13mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
blue, the ogive is yellow, the E.H.Z. 17 fuze is black A vertical
black stripe indicates shells without smoke producer |
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10.5 Haubitzgranate 15 mit ger. Sprgldg. |
Fuze: |
H.Z. 14 Fb.
(percussion fuze) E.H.Z. 17
(sensitive percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
15.7 kg –
350 g of Füllpulver 60/40 The shell
has the same body of the 10.5
Haubitzgranate 15 |
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Colour: |
The body is green,
the ogive is yellow, the E.H.Z. 17 fuze is black |
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10.5 Haubitzgranate 14 |
Fuze: |
H.Z. 14 Fb.
(percussion fuze) E.H.Z. 17
(sensitive percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
15.5 kg –
300 g of Füllpulver 60/40 Eventually
also 42 g of smoke producer 298 x 105 mm
(without the fuze) Thickness of
the body 33mm – thickness of the wall 28mm Width of the
driving band 13mm |
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Colour: |
The body and
the ogive are red, the E.H.Z. 17 fuze is black |
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10,5cm C. Geschoss d.l.F.H. |
Fuze: |
E.H.Z. 16 C
(sensitive percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
15.5 kg –
1450 g of Füllpulver 60/40 + 90 g of picric acid 15.63 kg –
1.5 kg of Füllpulver 60/40 + 90 g of picric acid Eventually
also 75 g of smoke producer 374 x 105 mm
(without the fuze) Thickness of
the body 24mm – thickness of the wall 18mm Width of the
driving band 15.5mm |
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Colour: |
The body and
the ogive are green |
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Remark: |
The shell
without smoke producer have a detonation charge of 150 g of picric acid |
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105mm
Romanian field howitzer M. 1912 |
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Universal shell |
Fuze: |
H.Z. 05 (Krupp T&P fuze graduated up to 5500 m) |
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Shell: |
14 kg – 300
kg Trotyl – 400 bullets x 13 g |
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Colour: |
The body and
the ogive are grey |
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Remarks |
It used the
same shells of the German field howitzers |
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105mm
L/12 mountain howitzer Krupp |
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F.H. Geschoss 05 Einheits-Geschoss |
Fuze: |
H.Z. 05 l.B.
(T&P fuze graduated up to 7200 m) |
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Shell: |
15.7 kg –
340 g of Füllpulver 2 in the ogive + 540 g of Füllpulver 2 or Füllpulver
60/40 among the bullets + 150 g of black powder in the base 400 lead
bullets x 10 g 347 x 105 mm
(without the fuze) Thickness of
the body 24mm – thickness of the wall 18mm Width of the
driving band 13.5mm |
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Colour: |
The body and
the ogive are grey |
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Remarks |
It used the
same shells of the German field howitzers |
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Gas
shells |
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10,5cm lg. F.H.-Granate Grünkreuz |
Fuze: |
H.Z. 14 Fb.
(percussion fuze) E.H.Z. 17
(sensitive percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
15.5/16 kg –
1.85/2.15 kg of Diphosgene or Brommethylethylketone 14.8/15.4 kg
– 1.75/2.4 kg of Detonation
charge: 21 g of picric acid The shell has
the same body of the lg.
F.H.-Granate |
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Colour: |
The body is
blue and the ogive is yellow, a green cross is painted on the base of the
shell, the E.H.Z. 17 fuze is black |
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10,5cm lg. F.H.-Granate Gelbkreuz |
Fuze: |
H.Z. 14 Fb.
(percussion fuze) E.H.Z. 17 (sensitive
percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
14.8/15.5 kg
– 1.5/1.62 kg of mustard gas + 21 g of picric acid The shell
has the same body of the lg.
F.H.-Granate |
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Colour: |
The body is
blue and the ogive is yellow, a yellow cross is painted in the lower (blue) section
of the body, the E.H.Z. 17 fuze is black |
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10,5cm lg. F.H.-Granate Blaukreuz |
Fuze: |
H.Z. 16
(percussion fuze) E.H.Z. 16
(sensitive percussion fuze) E.H.Z. 17
(sensitive percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
15.3/15.9 kg Bursting
charge: a) 1.28/1.33
kg of Füllpulver 02 (Trotyl) with H.Z. 16 or E.H.Z 17 b) 1.31 kg
of Füllpulver 02 (Trotyl) + 90 g of picric acid with E.H.Z. 16 c)
Füllpulver 65/35 Chemical
agent: 290/410 of Diphenylchlorarsine Detonation
charge: 60 of picric acid The shell
has the same body of the lg.
F.H.-Granate |
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Colour: |
The body is
blue and the ogive is yellow, a blue cross is painted in the upper (yellow)
section of the body, the E.H.Z. 17 fuze is black |
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Propelling
charges |
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lFH. 98/98 |
I basic charge:
155 g of 4x4x1 scaly nitroglycerine powder II
additional charge: 21 g of 4x4x1 scaly ballistite powder III
additional charge: 21 g of 4x4x1 scaly ballistite powder IV
additional charge: 29 g of 4x4x1 scaly ballistite powder V additional
charge: 41 g of 4x4x1 scaly ballistite powder VI
additional charge: 41 g of 4x4x1 scaly ballistite powder VII
additional charge: 78 g of 4x4x1 scaly ballistite powder VIII special
charge: 50 g of 10x10x1.5 scaly nitroglycerine powder Detonation
charge (added to the charge I): 10 of black powder |
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lFH. 16 |
It used the
charges I-VII listed above and a IX special charge of 500 g of 10x10x1.5
scaly nitroglycerine powder fired along with the basic charge (655 g in all) |
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lFH. 16
Krupp |
It used the
charges I-VII and IX listed above, plus a X special charge of 200 g of
10x10x1.5 scaly nitroglycerine powder fired along with the IX charge (855 in
all) |
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Romenian
field howitzer |
It used the
charges I-VII listed above |
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105mm
mountain howitzer |
It used the
charges I-VI listed above |
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