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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
| Chapter 4 – Section 1 |
| ARMY PROJECTILES |
| Type 91 - 10-cm (105-mm) High-Explosive Projectile |
| Weight of projectile, filled (without fuze): 15.9 kg. (35.06 pounds). |
| Weight of filling: 2.3 kg. (5 pounds). |
| Filling: Cast TNT. |
| Diameter at bourrelet: 104 mm (4 3/32 inches). |
| Length over all (without fuze): 427 mm (16 13/16 inches). |
| Length protruding from case (without fuze): 389.7 mm (15 11/32 inches). |
| Width the rotating band: 22.2 mm (7/8 inch). |
| Fuzing: |
| Weapons in which used: |
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Type 91 howitzer: Case, 9 1/2 inches. |
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Type 38 field gun: Case, 11 1/8 inches. |
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Type 92 field gun: Case, 29 inches. |
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Type 14-year field gun: Case, 18 1/8 inches. |
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Figure 277 – Type 91 10-cm High-Explosive Projectile. |
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