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
(without the fuze) 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 fuzee) 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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