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Weight of H.E content of 37mm FlaK shells.

Discussion in 'The Guns Galore Section' started by David.W, Oct 17, 2005.

  1. David.W

    David.W Active Member

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    I have on record the 2 Cm FlaK shells as having 110 grams of H.E content.
    But what was the weight of the H.E content of the 37mm FlaK shells used by the Germans circa 1941/2?
     
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    Are you sure about that 110 grams HE-content of 2cm Flak? That sounds way too much. 110 grams is quite normal weight for whole projectile while HE-content is usually in 5-10% range of whole weight.
    Therefore I presume you have a bit wrong weight there.

    Edit: forgot to answer to your original question: dont know.
     
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    Sorry, yes you are right, I put the decimal point in the wrong place when doing my calculations!

    The overall weight is 120g & the H.E filler weight is 11g.

    WELL SPOTTED. THANKS. :)
     
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    According to Hogg, the standard 3,7cm Sprgr patr L'spur 18 weighed 635g and contained about 24g PETN. This is less than the usual filling ratio of about 10% because of the space used up by the tracer.

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