Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page
Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page
Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page
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30 COMPANY OFFICER'S HANDBOOK<br />
Caliber. ................................. 7.92 mm (.312 inch)<br />
Principle of operation ........................... Bolt-operated<br />
Length of barrel ........................ ....... 23.4 inches<br />
Over-all length ................................. 43.5 inches<br />
Sights:<br />
Front .n..... ............ Inverted V blade (which is sometimes<br />
equipped with a hood to provide<br />
shade)<br />
Rear.................. ...........<br />
Leaf with open V notch sliding on<br />
ramp, graduated from 100 to 2,000<br />
meters; no windage adjustment<br />
Muzzle velocity ...............................<br />
Range:<br />
Maximum..............................<br />
Effective....... ...................-<br />
2,800 feet per second (approximate)<br />
3,000 yards (approximate)<br />
800 yards (approximate)<br />
Ammunition .-............................... See par. 15b<br />
Capacity of magazine ..........................-... 5 rounds<br />
Weight .............. .............-<br />
9 pounds (approximate)<br />
Figure 1 .-- Characteristics of the standarl <strong>German</strong> rifle (Karabiner 98K).<br />
b. Ammunition<br />
<strong>The</strong> four main types of service ammunition used in 7.92-mm<br />
(.312-inch) rifles, carbines, and machine guns are as follows: ball<br />
(schweres Spitzgeschoss, or s.S.), armor-piercing (Spitzgeschoss mit<br />
Stahlkerm, or S.m.K.), armor-piercing tracer (Spitzgeschoss mit<br />
Stahlkern und Leuchtspur, or S.m.K. L'Spur), and antitank (Spitzgeschoss<br />
mit Stahlkern gehdrtet, or S.m.K.H.). (For identification<br />
marks, see fig. 12.)