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| Standard steel core armour piercing bullet. |
| Standard steel core armour piercing bullet.<br> It had a red rim around a [[Primer (firearm)|primer]], on a case's base.<ref name=strzal/> |
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| S.m.K.H.<ref name="eightID">[http://www.mausershooters.org/k98k/8_ident.html K98k Mauser Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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| ''Spitzgeschoss mit Kern, Hart'' |
| ''Spitzgeschoss mit Kern, Hart'' |
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| Replaced the tool steel core with a [[tungsten carbide]] core. |
| Replaced the tool steel core with a [[tungsten carbide]] core.<br> It had a red case's base including primer, from 1939: red primer only.<ref name=strzal/> |
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| S.m.K. L'spur <ref name="eightID" /> |
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| ''Spitzgeschoss mit Kern, Leuchtspur'' |
| ''Spitzgeschoss mit Kern, Leuchtspur'' |
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| Has a shorter steel core, and includes a [[Tracer ammunition|tracer]] composition. May include color designation such as ''gelb,'' German for "yellow |
| Has a shorter steel core, and includes a [[Tracer ammunition|tracer]] composition. May include color designation such as ''gelb,'' German for "yellow".<br> It had a red rim around a primer and black bullet's tip.<ref name=strzal/> |
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During the interwar period, Poland produced a copy of S.m.K. bullet designated as P bullet (''przeciwpancerny'') and own armour piercing bullet with a tracer, designated PS (''przeciwpancerny smugowy'')<ref>Dąbrowski, Jarosław. ''Amunicja małokalibrowa kampanii wrześniowej'' in: "Strzał" 10/2010, |
During the interwar period, Poland produced a copy of S.m.K. bullet designated as P bullet (''przeciwpancerny'') and own armour piercing bullet with a tracer, designated PS (''przeciwpancerny smugowy'')<ref name=strzal>Dąbrowski, Jarosław. ''Amunicja małokalibrowa kampanii wrześniowej'' in: "Strzał" 10/2010, pp. 18-24 (in Polish)</ref>. |
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Revision as of 14:57, 28 February 2013
Also: Patrone SmK (Spitzgeschoss mit Kern) 8×57mm IS
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The K bullet is a 7.92×57mm (8×57mm IS) armor-piercing bullet which has a tool steel core and which was designed to be fired from a standard Mauser rifle. It was used by the German infantry against the first British tanks in World War I. The K bullet had a probability of approximately one-third to penetrate armor 12–13 mm thick up to a distance of 100 meters.
The K round was in use by the battle of Messines Ridge in June 1917 which was the first use by the British of the Mark IV tank which had more armour and was resistant.[1]
Variants
The Germans made several versions of the K bullet during World War I and World War II, including:
| Designation | Full Name | Description |
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| S.m.K. | Spitzgeschoss mit Kern | Standard steel core armour piercing bullet. It had a red rim around a primer, on a case's base.[2] |
| S.m.K.H.[3] | Spitzgeschoss mit Kern, Hart | Replaced the tool steel core with a tungsten carbide core. It had a red case's base including primer, from 1939: red primer only.[2] |
| S.m.K. L'spur [3] | Spitzgeschoss mit Kern, Leuchtspur | Has a shorter steel core, and includes a tracer composition. May include color designation such as gelb, German for "yellow". It had a red rim around a primer and black bullet's tip.[2] |
| S.m.K. Ub.m.Zerl.[3] | Spitzgeschoss mit Kern Übungsmunition mit Zerleger | A very rare practice bullet which self destructs after a certain distance. |
During the interwar period, Poland produced a copy of S.m.K. bullet designated as P bullet (przeciwpancerny) and own armour piercing bullet with a tracer, designated PS (przeciwpancerny smugowy)[2].