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Offline ramzey

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Mr Williams , question
« on: May 06, 2006, 10:56:29 AM »
According to testimony of  K. Boris  from  JG 26, his unit at spring of 1943 recive  "Hexogen-Munition".

Is that som kind of  improved Minengeschoss or new type of ammunition for MG-151/20? or he dont know whats he was talking about?

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« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2006, 01:13:14 AM »
He's talking about the type of HE used in the shells. This saw some development during the war, with the cyclonite family (which included Hexogen and the British RDX) being about 50% more powerful than TNT.

The Luftwaffe seem eventually to have settled on HA.41, which was 80% cyclonite and 20% aluminium, or a Hexogen/aluminium/Montan wax mixture. The aluminium added brisance (shattering effect) plus increased the incendiary effect, the wax was a stabiliser.

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« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2006, 01:40:19 AM »
Thank you Sir!
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