The Art Of Tank Warfare - Chris Keeling

GERMAN ARMAMENTS
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The following charts give the nomenclature for the German ammunition penetration, in millimeters, of
non-face-hardened armor plate at the ranges shown for the weapons mounted on German vehicles and those
provided as antitank weapons. The lack of penetration data for the APCR round at 2,000 meters represents
the fact that it was not common practice for German gunners to fire this type of ammunition at this range as
the AP/APCBC round was often equal or superior to this round at long range, and stocks of tungsten were
so low that few of these rounds were issued. In addition to these types of ammunition, high explosive and
smoke ammunition was also provided for many weapons. Hand-held antitank weapon capabilities are given
for comparison.
German Ammunition Designations
Name Abbreviation Type of Ammunition
Granate 38 H1/A G 38 H1/A High Explosive Antitank (HEAT) [For 75mm L/24]
Granate 38 H1/B G 38 H1/B High Explosive Antitank (HEAT) [For 75mm L/24]
Granate 38 H1/C G 38 H1/C High Explosive Antitank (HEAT) [For 75mm L/24]
Granate 39 H1/A G 39 H1/A High Explosive Antitank (HEAT) [For 105mm L/28
and 150mm L/12]
Granate 39 H1/B G 39 H1/B High Explosive Antitank (HEAT) [For 105mm L/28]
Granate 39 H1/C G 39 H1/C High Explosive Antitank (HEAT) [For 105mm L/28]
Granate 39 H1 G 39 H1 High Explosive Antitank (HEAT) [For 88mm L/56]
Patrone sMK Patr sMK Machinegun ammunition [For MG34 or MG42 machinegun]
Panzergranate Pzgr Armor Piercing (AP)
Panzergranate 39 Pzgr 39 Armor Piercing Capped, Ballistic Cap (APCBC)
Panzergranate 39/42 Pzgr 39/42 Armor Piercing Capped, Ballistic Cap (APCBC) [For 75mm L/70]
Panzergranate 39-1 Pzgr 39-1 Armor Piercing Capped, Ballistic Cap (APCBC) [For 88mm L/71]
Panzergranate 40 Pzgr 40 Armor Piercing Composite Rigid (APCR)
Panzergranate 40/42 Pzgr 40/42 Armor Piercing Composite Rigid (APCR) [For 75mm L/70]
Panzergranate 40/43 Pzgr 40/43 Armor Piercing Composite Rigid (APCR) [For 88mm L/71]
Nebelgranate Nbgr Smoke
Sprenggranate Spgr High Explosive (HE)
Stielgranate 41 Stgr 41 High Explosive Antitank (HEAT) [For 37mm L/45 AT guns only]
Stielgranate 42 Stgr 42 High Explosive Antitank (HEAT) [For 50mm L/60 AT guns only]