WWII German 50mm HE Round

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WWII German 50mm HE Round

Post by SteveM8 » Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:15 pm

Sharing again. Just found my first German round from WWII. HE for the Pak 38 or Mark III tank. Notice the steel driving band.

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Re: WWII German 50mm HE Round

Post by SteveM8 » Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:29 am

Just a few weeks after I found the projectile, the casing fell out of the sky. It is steel. The PAK 38 was a monster compared to the French and Japanese 47mm's. It was probably on par with the British 6 pounder (57mm) for armor penetration. German stuff is just not as pretty as Japanese ammunition - much less shiny brass.

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