75mm Field guns captured ammunition in
WW1
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75mm
Krupp and Schneider |
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Ammunition for
the Romanian Army |
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Shrapnel |
Fuze: |
T&P
Krupp fuze graduated up to 5500 m |
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Shell: |
6.5 kg –
295 lead bullets x 11 g, 75 g of black powder 262.5 x 75
mm (without the fuze) |
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Colour: |
The body and the ogive are red |
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H.E.Shell |
Fuze: |
Krupp
percussion fuze |
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Shell: |
6.5 kg –
140 g of Picric acid |
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Colour: |
The body and the ogive are yellow |
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Universal Shell |
Fuze: |
Dopp. Z.
C/1905 (Ehrhardt T&P fuze graduated up to 5500 m) |
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Shell: |
6.5 kg –
285 lead bullets x 9 g, 220 of Trotyl |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are blue |
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Ammunition for
the Serbian Army |
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Shrapnel
E. C. 5 Type I |
Fuze: |
E.C. 5
М. 1907 (T&P Schneider fuze graduated up to 5500 m) E.C. 5 M.
1907 bis (T&P Schneider fuze graduated up to 5500 m) E.C. 5 M.
1911 (T&P Serbian fuze graduated up to 5500 m) |
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Shell: |
6.5 kg –
320 bullets x 10 g x 13 mm, 80 g of black powder 285 x 75
mm (with the fuze) 220 x 75
mm (without the fuze) |
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Colour: |
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Shrapnel
E. C. 5 Type II |
Fuze: |
E.C. 5
М. 1907 (T&P Schneider fuze graduated up to 5500 m) E.C. 5 M.
1907 bis (T&P Schneider fuze graduated up to 5500 m) E.C. 5 M.
1911 (T&P Serbian fuze graduated up to 5500 m) |
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Shell: |
6.5 kg –
294 bullets x 290 x 75
mm (with the ogive) 230 x 75
mm (without the ogive) |
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Colour: |
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Remarks |
Since the
burn duration of both the Serbian shrapnel differed from that of the
Bulgarian ones, the following corrections must be applied to achieve normal
bursts: a) with
Bulgarian Schneider field guns: 53 firing
at 1000 m 58 firing
at 2000 m 60 firing
at 3000 m 66 firing
at 4000 m 70 firing
at 5000 m 74 firing
at 5500 m b) with
the Turkish 75mm Krupp field gun: 59 firing
at 2000 m c) with
Brazilian 75mm Krupp field gun and Serbian Schneider field gun: 56 firing
at 2000 m |
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Torpedo Shell M. 1907 |
Fuze: |
P.C. 1
1907 (Schneider percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
6.5 kg –
600 g of Schneiderite 290 x 75
mm (with the ogive) 278 x 75
mm (without the ogive) |
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Colour: |
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Torpedo Shell 1907A |
Fuze: |
P.C. 1
1907A (Schneider percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
6.5 kg –
600 g of Trotyl 290 x 75
mm (with the ogive) 278 x 75
mm (without the ogive) |
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Colour: |
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H.E.Shell |
Fuze: |
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Shell: |
6.5 kg |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are yellow |
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Remarks : |
The text
describing the use of captured Serbian ammunition states that this shell is
identical to the Bulgarian one and functions in the same way; however, I have
been unable to identify it, as Bulgaria used only German high-explosive
shells, and it is unlikely that Serbia had them. |
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Propelling charge |
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570/580 g
of tubular or taped pyroxiylin powder |
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Cartridge case |
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Casings
and primers were identical to those of the Bulgarian Schneider model. |
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French ammunition
for the Serbian Army |
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Obus explosive Ml. 1900 N |
Fuze: |
Fusée de 24/31 courte (French
percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
5.3 / 5.45
kg – 800 g of Melinite |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are yellow |
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Remarks: |
Firing with Bulgarian field guns of every model, the
muzzle velocity of this shell is 525 m/s |
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Obus à balles |
Fuze: |
Fusée à double effet 22/31
(French T&P fuze graduated up to 24’ = 6200 m) |
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Shell: |
7.3 kg –
222 bullets x 12 g, 110 g of black powder |
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Colour: |
With
Serbian cartridge case and Schneider screw primer the body and the ogive are
white |
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With
French cartridge case and French screw primer the body and the ogive are red |
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Modified Serbian shrapnel (long type) |
Fuze: |
Fusée à double effet 22/31
(French T&P fuze graduated up to 24’ = 6200 m) |
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Shell: |
6.870 kg –
? bullets x 10 gr, 80 g of black powder |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are red with a blue ring on the driving band |
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Modified Serbian shrapnel (short type) |
Fuze: |
Fusée à double effet 22/31
(French T&P fuze graduated up to 24’ = 6200 m) |
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Shell: |
6.700 kg –
? bullets x 10 gr, 80 g of black powder |
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Colour: |
The body
and the ogive are red with a blue ring on the driving band |
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Remarks: |
Shrapnel
equipped with French fuze can only be set using the French fuze setter, which
differs from the standard Schneider model; if this is not available,
fuze-setting pliers must be used. |
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The French
H.E.shells are 5 mm longer than the Bulgarian ones; consequently, the lid of
the ammunition wagon can be closed – albeit with great effort – whereas the
shrapnel, being significantly longer, make it impossible to close the the
lid. |
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French ammunition
for the Greek Army |
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Armour piercing H.E. shell |
Fuze: |
Fusée de 24/31 (French
percussion fuze) |
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Shell: |
4.9 kg – ?
g of Trotyl |
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Colour: |
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Remarks: |
Handed over by the Greeks to the Serbian Army. |
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Firing with Bulgarian field guns of every model, the
muzzle velocity of this shell is 540 m/s. |
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Propelling charge |
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600 g of powder
B.S.P |
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Cartridge case |
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Externally,
French shell casings resemble Bulgarian ones; however, their base and the
surrounding rim are thinner, the screw primer is smaller, and the black powder
ignition charge is contained within a long, thin tube that protrudes from the
base of the casing. With Serbian or Bulgarian guns, to ensure that the base
of a French casing adhere to the breech-block, some casings has a brass ring
soldered to the rim, while others are fitted with a looped cord. Cartridges
with casings that with the looped cord must not be used with Krupp guns,
because in such cases the breech-block cannot be closed. |
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