Type 11 Year 7-cm (75-mm) Target Projectile7-cm (75-mm) Vomit-Gas Projectile
Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition
Chapter 4 – Section 1
ARMY PROJECTILES
7-cm (75-mm) Liquid Incendiary Projectile
Weight of projectile, filled (fuzed): 5.36 kg. (11.75 pounds).

Bursting charge: A standard 40-gram booster (fine granular picric acid in paper contai-ner) serves as the only bursting charge.

Incendiary filling: A solution of white phosphorus (W.P.) and rubber pellets in carbon di-sulphide (CS2).

Liquid: 0.30 kg. (0.66 pounds).
Rubber pellets: 0.32 kg. (0.70 pounds).
Diameter at bourrelet: 75 mm (minus tol.).
Length over-all without fuze and adapter: 300 mm (11 13/16 inches).
Length protruding from case: 242 mm (9 1/2 inches).
Width of rotating band: 10 mm.
Fuzing: Type 88 instantaneous fuze (gun type).
Weapons in which used:

Type 41 mountain gun or regimental gun: Case, 7 1/4 inches.

Type 94 mountain gun: Case, 11 9/16 inches.

Type 38 field gun group: Case, 11 9/16 inches.

Type 90 field gun: Case, 16 11/16 inches.

Remarks: Because of the danger of leaking phosphorus solution, these projectiles are shipped with a bag of clay-like, diamomaceous earth tied around the nose end. It is pre-sumed that this is intended as an absorbent should leakage occur.

Figure 267 – 7-cm Liquid Incendiary Projectile.

Type 11 Year 7-cm (75-mm) Target Projectile7-cm (75-mm) Vomit-Gas Projectile