13 × 92 mm rear
| 13 × 92 mm rear | |
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| general information | |
| caliber | 13 × 92 mm rear |
| Sleeve shape | Half rim with pull-out groove |
| Dimensions | |
| Sleeve shoulder ⌀ | 18.8 mm |
| Sleeve neck ⌀ | 14.5 mm |
| Floor ⌀ | 13.30-13.33 mm |
| Cartridge bottom ⌀ | 23.1 mm |
| Sleeve length | 91.7 mm |
| Cartridge length | 133 mm |
| Weights | |
| Bullet weight | 52 g |
| Technical specifications | |
| Speed v 0 | 770 m / s |
| Bullet energy E 0 | 15,400-17,000 yrs |
| Lists on the subject | |
The 13 × 92 mm HR was a 13 mm half-rim cartridge from the First World War . It was developed jointly by Polte and Mauser in imperial Germany in order to be used in the planned tank and aircraft machine gun against the British tanks on the western front.
development
With the appearance of the British tanks at the front, it became clear to the German army command that no suitable weapon existed to combat them. Therefore, in the autumn of 1917, Mauser was commissioned to develop a heavy machine-gun with a caliber of 13 to 15 mm and the associated ammunition. The development of the TuF-MG did not go very well and was finally relocated to MAN. In order to find a quick solution for the anti-tank defense, Mauser received the order to develop a single loader for the existing cartridge, the later M1918 tank rifle .
The cartridge has a strongly conical bottle neck sleeve with an extractor groove and a protruding cartridge base, which is why it is referred to as a semi-rimmed cartridge (HR, English semi-rimmed , SR). The bullet diameter is 13.46 mm, the bullet is 64 mm long. The streamlined, fully jacketed bullet has a steel core with a diameter of 10.4 mm and a length of 51.6 mm.
Services
The projectile of the 13 × 92 HR, fired from the longer tank rifle, was able to penetrate 20 mm of armor steel at a distance of 100 m.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 13x92 SR. In: municion.org. Retrieved July 23, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b WW1 anti-tank rifles. In: antitank.co.uk. Retrieved on August 28, 2015 (English, with English-language drawings from October 9, 1918 with dimensions in inches, which were most likely taken from real pieces.).
- ^ Anthony G. Williams: An Introduction to Anti-Tank Rifle Cartridges. In: quarryhs.co.uk. December 2004, accessed August 28, 2015 .
- ↑ a b L.dR: caliber 13 x 92 HR. (No longer available online.) In: militaerwelt.virsys.de. March 13, 2014, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on August 28, 2015 .
- ↑ a b The M1918 tank rifle. In: fl18.de. Retrieved August 28, 2015 .
- ↑ Heavy Maxims. In: Imperial German Maxim machine guns. cruffler.com, February 2002, accessed August 28, 2015 .
Web links
- Anthony G. Williams: An Introduction to Anti-Tank Rifle Cartridges. In: quarryhs.co.uk. December 2004, accessed August 28, 2015 .