German designation |
US Abbreviation |
Projectile weight [g] |
Bursting charge |
Muzzle velocity [m/s] |
Description |
Sprenggranatpatrone L'spur mit Zerleger | HEF-T | 115 |
6.2 g HE (PETN + wax) |
888 m/s | Nose fuzed tracer round, self-destruct after 5.5 - 6.5 seconds (2000m range) due to tracer burn-through. |
Sprenggranatpatrone L'spur W mit Zerleger | HEF-T | 120 |
6.2 g HE (PETN + wax) |
? | Nose fuzed tracer round with heat transfer. Self-destruct after 5.5 - 6.5 seconds (2000m range) due to tracer burn-through. |
Sprenggranatpatrone L'spur mit Zerleger | HEF-T | 120 |
6.6 g HE (PETN + wax) |
? | Boat-tailed HE-Frag. tracer round with nose fuze. Self-destruct at 2000m range due to tracer burn-through. |
Sprenggranatpatrone 39 Erd | HEF (M) | 132 |
11 g HE ? |
995 m/s | HE-Frag. round with nose fuze, no tracer. |
Brandsprenggranatpatrone L'spur (Flak) mit Zerleger | HEI (m)-T | 120-122 |
2.4 g HE (PETN) + 4.1 g incendiary (Aluminium) |
900 m/s | Nose fuze, tracer, with self-destruct after 5.5 - 6.5 seconds (2000m range) due to tracer burn-through. |
Brandsprenggranatpatrone ohne L'spur (Flak) mit Zerleger | HEI (M) | 115-120 |
22 g total 20 g HE Hexogen 5 (RDX + wax) + 2 g incendiary (Zinc) powder |
900 m/s | Nose fuze, no tracer, self-destruct after 5.5 - 8 seconds flight (2000m range). Lack of tracer and high density of incendiary allows heavy filling load. |
Brandsprenggranatpatrone vk. L'spur W mit Zerleger | HEI (M)-T | 132 |
19 g HE ? + ? g incendiary (WP) |
995 m/s | Nose fuzed HEI tracer round with heat transfer. Self-destruct after 5.5 second (2000m range) due to tracer burn-through. |
Brandsprenggranatpatrone mit Zerleger? | HEI (m) | 100 |
? g HE ? + ? g incendiary (WP) |
1050 m/s | Nose fuze, no tracer, with self-destruct? |
Brandsprenggranatpatrone L'spur mit Zerleger? | HEI (m)-T | 100 |
? g HE ? + ? g incendiary (WP) |
1050 m/s | Nose fuze, tracer, with self-destruct? after ? second (?m range) due to tracer burn-through. |
Panzergranatpatrone L'spur mit Zerleger | APHEI-T | 146 |
2.4 g (PETN) + ? g incendiary (WP) |
830 m/s | Base-fuzed tracer round, with self-destruct due to tracer burn-through after 4.5 second flight (1800m range). |
Panzergranatpatrone 39 | AP | 148 |
w/o filling |
780 m/s | No fuze, no tracer or self-destruct function. |
Panzergranatpatrone 40 L'spur | APIHC-T APICR-T HVAPI-T | 100 |
Light metal shell, special steel core |
1050 m/s | Tungsten carbide core. Tracer round, with no fuze or self-destruct function. Tracer burn-through after 0,9 second flight (600m range). Penetrating effect with incendiary effect due to melting of light metal tip. |
Panzerbrandgranatpatrone (Phosphor) L'spur ohne Zerleger | API-T | 148 |
3.0 g incendiary (WP) |
780 m/s | Tracer round, with no fuze or self-destruct function. Tracer burn-through after 1,8 second flight (1000m range). |
Panzergranatpatrone L'spur ohne Zerleger | AP-T | 143 |
w/o filling |
800 m/s | Tracer round, with no fuze or self-destruct function. Tracer burn-through after 1,8 second flight (1000m range). |
Panzersprenggranatpatrone L'spur mit Zerleger (Kriegsmarine) | APHE-T | 121 |
3.6 g HE ? |
? | Base-fuzed round, self-destruct after 4.5 second flight (1800m range) due to tracer burn-through. |