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37-mm High-Explosive
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| Over-all length of projectile: 89 mm (3 1/2 inches) without fuze. |
| Length of complete round: 246 mm (9 25/32 inches) fuzed. |
| Diameter at bourrelet: 37 mm (± tol.). |
| Width of rotating band: 10 mm. |
| Weight of projectile empty: 398.3 grams. |
| Filling: Mixture of cyclonite and wax and incendiary composition. |
| Weapons in which used: Ho 204 aircraft cannon. |
| Case: |
| Length: 144.0 mm. |
| Diameter at base: 43.5 mm. |
| Weight (empty): 381.2 grams. |
| The case is of the rimless type and is slightly necked. |
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Propellant: Graphited smokeless powder in flat 4 mm squares poured loosely into the case and sealed in with a cardboard disk. The weight of the propellant is 75.1 grams. |
| Color and markings: Black body, red nose tip, yellow body band. Characters |
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(Ho 204) |
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| Fuzing: Type 4 super-detonation fuze. |
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Remarks: The ammunition for the Ho 204 use the same projectile as the Ho 203 ammu-nition, but the case is longer. |
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The projectile is constructed in two pieces: a straight sided main body and an ogival-shaped nose which screws into the main body. There is only one cavity into which both the incendiary and high-explosive filling are pressed. |
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Figure 223 – 37-mm High-Explosive Incendiary Projectile. |
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