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30 COMPANY OFFICER'S HANDBOOK Caliber. ................................. 7.92 mm (.312 inch) Principle of operation ........................... Bolt-operated Length of barrel ........................ ....... 23.4 inches Over-all length ................................. 43.5 inches Sights: Front .n..... ............ Inverted V blade (which is sometimes equipped with a hood to provide shade) Rear.................. ........... Leaf with open V notch sliding on ramp, graduated from 100 to 2,000 meters; no windage adjustment Muzzle velocity ............................... Range: Maximum.............................. Effective....... ...................- 2,800 feet per second (approximate) 3,000 yards (approximate) 800 yards (approximate) Ammunition .-............................... See par. 15b Capacity of magazine ..........................-... 5 rounds Weight .............. .............- 9 pounds (approximate) Figure 1 .-- Characteristics of the standarl German rifle (Karabiner 98K). b. Ammunition The four main types of service ammunition used in 7.92-mm (.312-inch) rifles, carbines, and machine guns are as follows: ball (schweres Spitzgeschoss, or s.S.), armor-piercing (Spitzgeschoss mit Stahlkerm, or S.m.K.), armor-piercing tracer (Spitzgeschoss mit Stahlkern und Leuchtspur, or S.m.K. L'Spur), and antitank (Spitzgeschoss mit Stahlkern gehdrtet, or S.m.K.H.). (For identification marks, see fig. 12.)
WEAPONS, OBSTACLES, AND VEHICLES 31 Two types qf cartridge case, indicated by S* for copper or ST for steel ren ---- BALL 0l ot ul Border o Border of \red ----ARMOR-PIERCING percussion cap colored red ----ARMOR-PIERCING TRACER (bullet with black tip) red ----ANTITANK (black bullet) place year month of manufacture Figure 12.-Idenfificatio n marks of German 7.92-mm small-arms ammunition. c. Grenade Launchers Rifle grenades may be discharged from the rifle by the use of grenade launchers, of which there are two types: spigot and cup. (For details Qf rifle grenades, some of which can be used instead as hand grenades, see fig. 19, p. 36.) 16. PISTOLS The pistol commonly used by the German Army is the Luger (Pistole 08). The Walther pistol (Pistole 38) and a Czech pistol designated as Pistole 39 are also used. (See figs. 13 and 14, p. 32.) These 9-mm (.354-inch) pistols have a higher muzzle velocity and greater penetration than the U.S. 45-caliber pistol, but because of their smaller caliber they have less shock power. (For the principal characteristics of Luger and Walther pistols, see fig. 15, p. 33.) 17. SUBMACHINE GUNS The 9-mm submachine gun (Maschinenpistole) is widely used in the German Army, especially by armored-vehicle and parachute troops. In the infantry it is carried by squad and platoon leaders. The most common models are the models of 1938 and 1940 (M.P.-38 and M.P. 40) (see figs. 16, p. 34, and 17, p. 35), which are, for all practical purposes, substantially similar.
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