120mm guns and howitzers ammunition in
WW1
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120mm
L/25 not QF gun |
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Shrapnel |
Fuze: |
Dopp. Z.
S/43 (T&P Bulgarian fuze graduated up to 33 lines) Dopp. Z.
S/33 (T&P Bulgarian fuze graduated up to 33”) |
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Shell: |
16 kg –
570 lead bullets x 13 g |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are red |
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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 –
1190 g of Füllpulver 60/40 |
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Colour: |
The body
is black, the ogive is yellow |
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Turkish Shell |
Fuze: |
Dopp. Z.
S/35 (T&P Turkish fuze graduated up to 35”) |
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Shell: |
17.5 kg –
charge: 3.5 g of black powder (Grobkörniges Art.-Pulver) |
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Colour: |
The body
is black, the ogive is yellow with the letter T impressed |
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Charges |
Bulgarian : |
1.1 kg of
270 x 8 x 6.5 nitroglycerine powder + 30 g of black powder |
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Turkish : |
1.2 kg of
190 x 3 x 2 yellowish pyroxilin powder + 30 g of black powder |
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1.25 kg
greenish pyroxilin powder 190 x 3 x 2 + 30 g of black powder |
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Remarks |
The
Turkish ammunition was employed only at the beginning of the war. |
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120mm
L/28 not QF gun Schneider |
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Shrapnel |
Fuze: |
Dopp. Z.
S/43 (T&P Bulgarian fuze graduated up to 33 lines) Dopp. Z.
S/33 (T&P Bulgarian fuze graduated up to 33’) |
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Shell: |
20.5 kg –
550 lead bullets x 15 g |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are red The body
has the script 12cm с.с.
и не с.с.
гаубици и Д/28
оръдя. |
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Remark : |
Most of
the shrapnel for the 120mm L/28 guns were equipped with the Dopp. Z. S/43
fuze. |
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12cm Schr. 15 |
Fuze: |
Dopp. Z 92
lg. Brlg. (long burning T&P fuze) Dopp. Z.
92 n.F. (T&P fuze graduate up to 28”) |
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Shell: |
20.16 kg –
592 lead bullets x 13 g 300 mm (with
the ogive) |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are blue |
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H.E.Shell |
Fuze: |
У.З.
съ
закъснител
(Bulgarian percussion fuze with delay action) У.З.
безъ
закъснител
(Bulgarian percussion fuze without delay action) Gr.Z. 04
B. (percussion fuze for the Bulgarian Army) |
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Shell: |
20.5 kg –
3.115/3.160 of Füllpulver 60/40 |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are yellow or green |
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Mine Shell |
Fuze: |
Gr.Z. 04
(percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
20.5 kg –
2 kg of Füllpulver 60/40 |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are yellow |
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Charges |
1.7 kg of
250 x 9 x 5,5 tubular nitroglycerine powder D.R.P. + 30 g of black powder |
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2 kg of
nitroglycerine powder + 30 g of black powder (full charge) 0.6 kg of
nitroglycerine powder + 30 g of black powder (reduced charge) |
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120mm
L/11.6 not QF howitzer Krupp |
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Shrapnel |
Fuze: |
Dopp. Z.
S/43 (T&P Bulgarian fuze graduated up to 33 lines) Dopp. Z.
S/33 (T&P Bulgarian fuze graduated up to 33’) |
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Shell: |
20 kg –
460 x 16 g lead bullet – 200 g of black powder 396 x 120
mm |
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Colour: |
The body and
the ogive are blue |
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Shrapnel |
Fuze: |
Dopp. Z.
S/43 (T&P Bulgarian fuze graduated up to 33 lines) Dopp. Z.
S/33 (T&P Bulgarian fuze graduated up to 33’) |
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Shell: |
20.5 kg –
550 lead bullets x 15 g |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are red The body
has the script 12cm с.с.
и не с.с.
гаубици и Д/28
оръдя. |
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Cast iron shell |
Fuze: |
У.З.
съ
закъснител
(Bulgarian percussion fuze with delay action) У.З.
безъ
закъснител
(Bulgarian percussion fuze without delay action) |
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Shell: |
20 kg –
1.2 kg of black powder 480 x 120
mm |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are yellow |
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Steel shell |
Fuze: |
У.З.
съ
закъснител
(Bulgarian percussion fuze with delay action) У.З.
безъ
закъснител
(Bulgarian percussion fuze without delay action) |
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Shell: |
20 kg –
2.5 kg of black powder 300 x 120
mm |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are yellow |
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Mine shell |
Fuze: |
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Shell: |
20.65 kg -
4.72 kg of Schneiderite |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are yellow |
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Remarks |
It fires
also the ammunition used by the 120 L/28 Schneider gun. |
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Charges |
I charge: 185
g of 4 x 4 x 1 scaly ballistite powder + 10 g of black powder II charge:
285 g of 4 x 4 x 1 scaly ballistite powder + 10 g of black powder full
charge: 470 of 4 x 4 x 1 scaly ballistite powder + 10 g of black powder |
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120mm
L/13 QF howitzer Schneider |
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Shrapnel |
Fuze: |
Fusée à
double effet E.C. 8 (T&P Bulgarian fuze graduated up to 33”) |
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Shell: |
20.5 kg –
550 lead bullets x 15 g |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are blue. The body
has the script 12cm с.с.
и не с.с.
гаубици и Д/28
оръдя. |
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German Shrapnel |
Fuze: |
Dopp.Z 92
lg. Brlg. (long burning T&P fuze) Dopp.Z. 92
n.F. (T&P fuze graduate up to 28”) |
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Shell: |
20.16 kg –
592 lead bullets x 13 g |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are red |
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H.E.Shell |
Fuze: |
У.З.
съ закъснител
(Bulgarian percussion fuze with delay action) У.З.
безъ
закъснител
(Bulgarian percussion fuze without delay action) Gr.Z. 04
B. (percussion fuze for the Bulgarian Army) |
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Shell: |
20.5 kg –
3.115/3.160 of Füllpulver 60/40 |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are yellow or green |
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French Mine Shell |
Fuze: |
Fusée Mod.
1899 |
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Shell: |
20.65 kg -
4.72 kg of Schneiderite |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are yellow |
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German Mine Shell |
Fuze: |
Gr.Z. 04
(percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
20.5 kg –
2 kg of Füllpulver 60/40 |
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Colour: |
The body and
the ogive are yellow |
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Charges |
I charge:
195 g of French pyroxylin powder B.M. II charge
: 330 g of French pyroxylin powder B.M.² III charge
: 465 g of French pyroxylin powder B.M.² IV charge
: 600 g of French pyroxylin powder B.M.² V charge :
700 g of French pyroxylin powder B.M.² |
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I charge:
195 g of 123x1 W.A.S. (tiles of nitroglycerine powder) II charge:
330 g of 123x1 W.A.S. (tiles of nitroglycerine powder) III
charge: 465 g of 123x1 W.A.S. (tiles of nitroglycerine powder) IV charge:
600 g of 4x14x1 W.A.S. (tiles of nitroglycerine powder) V charge:
700 g of 4x14x1 W.A.S. (tiles of nitroglycerine powder) |
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