150mm howitzers ammunition in WW1
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150mm
L/12 Schneider not QF howitzer 150mm
L/14 Krupp howitzer 150mm
L/14 Krupp sFH 13 |
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Shrapnel |
Fuze: |
Dopp. Z.
S/33 (T&P Bulgarian fuze graduated up to 33’) |
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Shell: |
40 kg –
1200 lead bullets x 15 g |
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Colour: |
The body
is red, the ogive is white |
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15cm Granate 12
(verst.) |
Fuze: |
Gr.Z. 04
(Krupp percussion 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: |
40.5 kg – 9
kg of Füllpulver 02 (Trotyl) 498 x
149.7 mm (without the fuze) Thickness
of the body 40mm – thickness of the wall 21mm Width of
the driving band 15mm |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are yellow |
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15cm Granate 12 |
Fuze: |
Gr.Z. 04
(Krupp percussion 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: |
42 kg –
6.4 kg of Füllpulver 60/40 555 x
149.7 mm (without the fuze) Thickness of
the body 34mm – thickness of the wall 19mm Width of
the driving band 15mm |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are yellow |
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15cm Granate 14 |
Fuze: |
Gr.Z.
14 (German percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
42 kg –
2670 g of Füllpulver 60/40 + 195 g of picric acid 425 x
149.7 mm (without the fuze) Thickness
of the body 42mm – thickness of the wall 35mm Width of
the driving band 15mm and 4mm |
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Colour: |
The body
is black and the ogive is yellow |
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150mm
L/17 Krupp lange sFH 13 150mm
Russian howitzer 150mm
Serbian howitzer |
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Shells |
They used
the shells listed above, but with different driving bands to compensate the
difference in caliber (German 149.7 mm, Russian 152.4 mm, Serbian 150 mm) The shells
for the Russian howitzers had the script ø
15,24 |
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Propelling
charge |
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150mm L/12 howitzer |
I charge:
260 g of 4x14x1 Würfelpulver (flaked nitroglycerine powder) II charge:
355 g of 4x14x1 Würfelpulver (flaked nitroglycerine powder) III
charge: 455 g of 4x14x1 Würfelpulver (flaked nitroglycerine powder) IV charge:
560 g of 4x14x1 Würfelpulver (flaked nitroglycerine powder) V charge:
680 g of 4x14x1 Würfelpulver (flaked nitroglycerine powder) Detonation
charge: 10 g of black powder |
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I charge:
360 g of 123x1 W.A.S. (tiles of nitroglycerine powder) II charge:
465 g of 123x1 W.A.S. (tiles of nitroglycerine powder) III
charge: 580 g of 123x1 W.A.S. (tiles of nitroglycerine powder) IV charge:
710 g of 4x14x1 W.A.S. (tiles of nitroglycerine powder) |
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150mm L/14 howitzer |
I charge:
300 g of 20x20x1.2 Würfelpulver (flaked nitroglycerine powder) II charge:
385 g of 20x20x1.2 Würfelpulver (flaked nitroglycerine powder) III
charge: 490 g of 20x20x1.2 Würfelpulver (flaked nitroglycerine powder) IV charge:
610 g of 20x20x1.2 Würfelpulver (flaked nitroglycerine powder) V charge:
725 g of 20x20x1.2 Würfelpulver (flaked nitroglycerine powder) VI charge:
945 g of 20x20x1.2 Würfelpulver (flaked nitroglycerine powder) |
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150mm L/14 sFH 13 |
I charge:
570 g of 10x10x1.5 scaly nitroglycerine powder II charge:
630 g of 10x10x1.5 scaly nitroglycerine powder III
charge: 710 g of 10x10x1.5 scaly nitroglycerine powder IV charge:
810 kg of10x10x1.5 scaly nitroglycerine powder V charge:
950 kg of 10x10x1.5 scaly nitroglycerine powder VI charge:
1200 g of 10x10x1.5 scaly nitroglycerine powder VII
charge: 1350 g of 10x10x1.5 scaly nitroglycerine powder Detonation
charge: 20 g of black powder |
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150mm L/17 l. sFH 13 |
It used
the charges I-VII listed above and a VIII special charge of 1500 g of
10x10x1.5 scaly nitroglycerine powder |
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150mm Russian howitzer |
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150mm Serbian howitzer |
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