87mm and 80mm field guns ammunition in
WW1
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87mm
Krupp |
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Shrapnel |
Fuze: |
Dopp. Z. 98 (T&P Bulgarian fuze
graduated up to 5150 m) |
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Shell: |
7.1 kg – 305
lead bullets x 11 g, 90 g of black powder |
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Colour: |
The body is
red, the ogive is white |
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Turkish shrapnel |
Fuze: |
T&P
Turkish fuze |
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Shell: |
7.1 kg – 305
lead bullets x 11 g, 90 g of black powder |
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Colour: |
The body and
the ogive are black |
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9cm Schrapnell 15 |
Fuze: |
Dopp.
Z. 96 n/A (T&P German fuze graduated up to 4950 m) |
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Shell: |
7.9 kg – 193
lead bullets x 10 g, 80 g of black powder 194mm (with
the ogive) 133mm
(without the ogive) Thickness of
the body 9mm – thickness of the wall 7mm |
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Colour: |
The body and
the ogive are green |
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Turkish H.E. shell |
Fuze: |
K.Z.
14 Fb (German percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
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Colour: |
The body is
red, the ogive is yellow with a T impressed |
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9cm Granate 14 |
Fuze: |
K.Z.
11 Gr. (German T&P fuze) |
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Shell: |
7 kg – 250 g
of Füllpulver 02 194mm (with
the ogive) 128mm
(without the ogive) Thickness of
the body 23mm – thickness of the wall 18mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
green with a 3 cm black ring above the driving band |
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9cm Granate 14 A |
Fuze: |
K.Z.
14 (German percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
7.5 kg – 200
g of Füllpulver 60/40 195mm (with
the ogive) 132mm
(without the ogive) Thickness of
the body 25mm – thickness of the wall 20mm |
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Colour: |
The body is
red, the ogive is dark green |
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Propelling charge |
600
g of tubular nitroglycerine powder |
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735
g of 2x2x0,5 scaly nitroglycerine powder |
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Remarks In the early
stages of the War the 87mm Krupp field guns fired also the old shrapnel and
common shells, bought before the Balkan Wars. |
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80mm
De Bange |
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Obus ordinaire Cast iron common shell |
Fuze: |
fusée
percutante de 25/38mm Système Budin Mle 1875 (French
percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
5.8 kg -
charge : 0.24 kg of poudre C30 (black powder) 228mm (with
the ogive) |
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Colour: |
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Obus à balles Mle 1880 Shrapnel |
Fuze: |
Fusée de
campagne de 25/38mm modèle 1880, non détonateur, à double effet, système
Budin (T&P French fuze) |
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Shell: |
5.97 kg – 93
bullets x 19.6 g, 105 g of poudre C30 (black powder) 228mm (with
the ogive) |
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Colour: |
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Propelling
charge |
1.5 kg of poudre
C1 (black powder) 560 g of
smokeless powder BC |
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Remarks The 80mm De
Bange field guns were employed only until the Serbian ammunition was
available. |
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