77mm Field guns ammunition in WW1
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7.7cm FK 96 n/A |
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F.Schr. Patr. 96 |
Fuze: |
Dopp. Z. 96
n/A (T&P fuze graduated up to 7000 m or 6500 m) |
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Shell: |
6.82 kg –
300 lead bullets x 10 g, 93 g of black powder 6.82 kg –
220 steel bullets x 11 g, 93 g of black powder 255 x 77 mm
(with the ogive) Thickness of
the base 9mm – thickness of the wall 5/11mm |
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Colour: |
The body and
the ogive are blue The
script St on the body indicates shrapnel with steel bullets |
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l.F.K. Gr. Patr. |
Fuze: |
l.K.Z. 11
Gr. (T&P fuze graduated up to 7200 m or 5000 m) l.K.Z. 16
m.V. (percussion fuze with delay action mechanism) |
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Shell: |
7.35 kg – 700
g of Granatfüllung 88 7.35 kg – 930
g of Füllpulver 60/40 7.35 kg – 820
g of Granatfüllung 88 + 75 g
of Füllpulver 60/40 313 x 77 mm
(with the ogive) 286 x 77mm
(without the ogive) Thickness of
the base 15mm – thickness of the wall 10mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
blue, the ogive and the driving band are yellow |
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l.F.K. Gr. Patr. |
Fuze: |
E.K.Z. 16
(sensitive percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
7.18 kg – 700
g of Granatfüllung 88 7.18 kg – 930
g of Füllpulver 60/40 7.18 kg – 820
g of Granatfüllung 88 + 75 g
of Füllpulver 60/40 313 x 77 mm
(with the ogive) 286 x 77mm
(without the ogive) Thickness of
the base 15mm – thickness of the wall 10mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
blue, the ogive and the driving band are yellow |
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K.Gr. Patr. 15 |
Fuze: |
K.Z. 11 Gr.
(T&P fuze graduated up to 7200 m or 5000 m) E.K.Z. 16
(sensitive percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
6.8 kg – 380
g of Füllpulver 60/40 6.8 kg – 380
g of Granatfüllung 88 243 x 77 mm
(with the ogive) 179 x 77mm
(without the ogive) Thickness of
the base 20mm – thickness of the wall 15/17mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
grey and the ogive is yellow |
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K.Gr. Patr. 15 |
Fuze: |
l.K.Z. 16
m.V. (percussion fuze with delay action mechanism) |
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Shell: |
7.1 kg – 380
g of Füllpulver 60/40 7.1 kg – 270
g of Granatfüllung 88 243 x 77 mm
(with the ogive) 179 x 77mm
(without the ogive) Thickness of
the base 20mm – thickness of the wall 15/17mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
grey and the ogive is yellow |
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K.Gr. Patr. 15 m. P. |
Fuze: |
l.K.Z. 16
m.V. (percussion fuze with delay action mechanism) |
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Shell: |
6.7 kg – 60
g of Füllpulver 02 + 110 g of Füllpulver 60/40 264 x 77 mm
(with the ogive) 214 x 77mm
(without the ogive) Thickness of
the base 20mm – thickness of the wall 15mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
black and the ogive is red |
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Remarks: |
H.E. shell
with armoured head to use against tanks |
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K.Gr. 15 m.
ger. Sprldg. |
Fuze: |
K.Z.
14 n/A (percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
6.8 kg – 230
g of Füllpulver 60/40 243 x 77 mm
(with the ogive) 179 x 77mm
(without the ogive) Thickness of
the base 20mm – thickness of the wall 15/17mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
grey and the ogive is yellow |
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Remarks: |
H.E. shell
with reduced charge |
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K.Gr. Patr. 14 |
Fuze: |
K.Z. 14 n/A
(percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
6.8 kg – 180
g of Füllpulver 60/40 241 x 77 mm
(with the ogive) Thickness of
the base 24mm – thickness of the wall 10/21mm |
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Colour: |
The body and
the ogive are yellow The white
script kl. Ldg. on the body and a
2 cm white band painted across the base of the cartridge case means that the
shell has a reduced propelling charged and its max. range is 6000 m A white
letter A on the ogive means that
the propelling charge contains Amatol, which produces a lower initial
velocity and is very sensitive in the heat producer |
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Remarks In all model
of H.E. shell (except
K.Gr. Patr. 14) there are some additional marks: – a green
ring above the driving band means shell charged Füllpulver
60/40, – a yellow ring above the driving band means shell charged with
Granatfüllung 88 and Füllpulver 60/40, – a vertical black stripe indicates shell without smoke producer (also in K.Gr. Patr. 14). |
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7.7cm
FK 16 |
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C-Geschoss der F.K. 16 |
Fuze: |
E.Z.K. 16 C (sensitive
percussion fuze for C-Geschoss) |
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Shell: |
6.09 kg –
410/480 of Füllpulver 60/40 + 130/80 g of Granatfüllung
88 343 x 77 mm
(with the ogive) 228 x 77mm
(without the ogive) Thickness of
the base 16mm – thickness of the wall 10mm |
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Colour: |
The body and the ogive are grey |
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Remarks The 7,7cm FK
16 fires also all the shells listed above, except K.Gr. Patr. 14. |
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Gas
Shell |
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l.F.K. Gr.Patr. Grünkreuz |
Fuze: |
K.Z.
14 (percussion fuze) E.K.Z. 17
(sensitive percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
7,29
kg – 0.61 liter of Diphosgene and Brommethylethylketone Detonation
charge: 23 g of picric acid 313 x 77 mm
(with the ogive) 286 x 77mm
(without the ogive) Thickness of
the base 15mm – thickness of the wall 10/12mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
blue and the ogive is yellow The cap of
the K.Z. 14 fuze
is green, the cap of the E.H.Z. 17 fuze is green and its body
is black A green
cross is painted on the base of the shell |
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Propelling
charges |
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7.7cm FK 96 n/A |
560 g of Röhrenpulver 05 (185x5x3 nitroglycerine
tubular powder) |
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7.7cm FK 16 |
I charge:
570 g of Röhrenpulver 96
500 g of Röhrenpulver 05
500 g of Röhrenpulver 462 f. Ammonpulver II charge:
372 g of Röhrenpulver 35 + 235 g
of Röhrenpulver 38
600 g of Röhrenpulver 35 |
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