List of abbreviations for various explosive propellants
In the following list are alphabetically sorted various abbreviations of explosives - propellants .
- AP or AmmonP .: ammonia powder
- Ballistide: double-base (smokeless) powder
- Bl.P .: rolling paper powder; also: B powder
- Bl.PmA: flake powder with waste powder
- D powder (Luftwaffe): like G powder, but up to approx. 10% dinitrotoluene with a simultaneous reduction in the urethane or centralite content, sometimes also with 1-nitronaphthalene
- Didi powder: Diglycol dinitrate (DEGN) powder
- Like P. or Digl.P .: diglycol powder; Nitrocellulose powder with 30-40% Dinitrodiglycol
- Digl.Lp.P .: Diglycol light bullet powder
- Digl.PV: Diglycol powder, improved
- DMW powder: fast-burning nitrocellulose powder for pistol and revolver ammunition
- DR: Diglycol ring powder
- DST, DSt .: diglycol strip powder
- DV: diglycol powder, improved
- EC powder: propellant for hunting ammunition; Composition: 28% nitrocellulose, 26% black powder, 38% nitrates , 2% camphor , 4% wood flour , 0.5% gelatinizing agent
- EP: unit powder
- Ers.RP, EP: replacement tube powder
- Gew.P., Gew.-Powder: Gun powder
- G-powder (Heer): 62% nitrocellulose, 25% diglycol dinitrate, 12% urethane or centralite, 0.25% acardite, 0.5% potassium sulfate , 0.1% magnesium oxide , 0.15% graphite
- Gu.P .: Gudol powder or Gu. powder; Nitrocellulose powder with 30% nitroguanidine
- Hy powder: powder containing hydrocellulose
- K powder (Luftwaffe): identical to G powder (army)
- KN: Krumbach nitrate powder
- KOD: Krumbach powder without nitrate, but with DNT
- (K) D powder: s. D powder
- Lg.P .: flare powder
- Man.NP: Maneuver pasta powder
- N.Gew.P .: new gun powder
- Ngl.P .: nitroglycerin powder; Nitrocellulose powder with 30-40% nitroglycerin
- Np.P .: Nitropenta powder
- NP or Nd.P .: pasta powder
- N-powder (marine): like G-powder, but with 7% 1-nitronaphthalene with a simultaneous reduction in the urethane or centralite content
- Nitrocellulose, Nc.- or Nz. Powder: Nitrocellulose powder, approx. 13% nitrogen
- NSP or Nz.SP: nitrocellulose black powder
- Nz., Nz.P .: nitrocellulose powder
- P., Pulv., Pv .: Powder
- Pl.P .: plate powder
- POL powder: powder without solvents
- RP: tube powder
- Crude Tri: trinitrotoluene (TNT) in an unpurified state
- RP (number) N: Tube powder with nitronaphthalene
- RPC / (number): tube powder, Construction (year)
- Rg.P .: ring powder
- Schwpv., Schw.P .: black powder
- SprSchwP: explosive black powder
- St.P .: star powder
- St.P .: dust powder
- Stb.P .: stick powder
- Str.P., St.P: strip powder
- Trigl.P .: Triglycol powder
- VRP: shortened tube powder
- WP: Cube powder
- WPC / (number): Cube powder, Construction (year)
- Cyl.P .: cylinder powder
supporting documents
- Fedoroff, BT: Dictionary of explosives, ammunition and weapons (German section) Picatinny arsenal technical report No. 2510 Dover, New Jersey 1958.