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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
| Chapter 4 – Section 1 |
| ARMY PROJECTILES |
| Type 38 - 6.5-mm Ammunition |
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Ball |
Training |
Wooden |
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Over-all length |
3 inches. |
2 1/8 inches. |
2 31/32 inches. |
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Length of case |
2 inches. |
2 inches. |
2 inches. |
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Lenght pf projectile |
1 1/4 inches. |
1/4 inches. |
1 19/64 inches. |
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Weight of projectile |
138 grams. |
34 grams. |
5 grams. |
| Construction: |
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Type |
Projectile Jacket |
Projectile Core |
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Ball |
CuNi or steel |
Lead. |
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Tracer |
CuNi |
Lead. |
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Blank |
Projectile of wood. |
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Blank |
Projectile of paper. |
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Practice ball (snub nosed) |
Copper |
Lead. |
| Weapons in which used: |
| Rifle | L.M.G. | A.A.M.G. |
| Type 38 rifle. | Type 11 yr. L.M.G. | Type 3 yr. A.A.M.G. |
| Type 38 sniper rifle. | Type 91 Vehicle L.M.G. | Type 38 A.A.M.G. |
| Type E rifle. | Type 96 L.M.G. | |
| Type 38 carbine. | ||
| Type 44 carbine. |
| Color and markings: |
| Type | Bands |
| Ball | Pink. |
| Tracer | Green. |
| Blank | Wood. |
| Blank | Paper (purple). |
| Practice ball | Pink. |
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Remarks: Ammunition when used in rifles and light machine guns will be found in clips of 5 rounds each. When used in the heavy machine gun it will be found in feeder strips of 30 rounds each. The wooden bullet round is used with the rifle to launch the rifle smoke grenade. The paper bullet round is used to launch rifle grenades. The propelling powder used in the blank rounds is nitrocellulose while in the other rounds it is graphite-coated nitrocellulose. |
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Figure 201 Type 38 6.5-mm Ammunition. |
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