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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
| Chapter 4 – Section 1 |
| ARMY PROJECTILES |
| Type 100 - 8-cm (88-mm) High-Explosive A.A. Long-Pointed Projectile |
| Weight of complete round: No data. |
| Weight of complete projectile (with fuze): 19.6 pounds (approximate). |
| Weight of empty projectile (with auxiliary fuze): 7.4 kg. (16.3 pounds). |
| Weight of filling: 0.9 kg. (2 pounds). |
| Filling: TNT. |
| Diameter at bourrelet: 88 mm (minus tol.). |
| Length of projectile (without fuze): 298 mm (11 11/16 inches). |
| Length of propellant case: 570 mm (22 3/8 inches). |
| Length of assembled round (without fuze): 804 mm (31 9/16 inches). |
| Diameter of base of case: 100 mm (4 inches). |
| Width of rotating band: |
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Forward: 8 mm (5/16 inches). |
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Aft: 8 mm (5/16 inches). |
| Distance between rotating bands: 6 mm (1/4 inch). |
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Fuzing: Type 100 mechanical time fuze (combination time and impact) with an auxiliary detonating fuze. The auxiliary fuze is the same as that used in the 7-cm (75-mm) H.E.-A.A. projectile type 90. |
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Weapons in which used: Type 99 8-cm A.A. gun. This is a gun modeled after one of the German 88 mm guns. |
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Length: 567 mm (22 3/8 inches). |
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Diameter at base: 137 mm ( 4 3/8 inches). |
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The case is made of drawn brass and is machined for about 2 3/4 inches above the rim. It is a rimmed case with a slight taper and a bottleneck. |
| Propellant: No. 16 cylindrical, 2,330 grams (5.1 pounds). |
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Figure 269 – Type 100 8-cm High-Explosive Antiaircraft Long-Pointed Projectile. |
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