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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
| Chapter 4 – Section 1 |
| ARMY PROJECTILES |
| Type 98 - 20-mm High Explosive Tracer Projectile |
| Over-all length: 7 29/64 inches. |
| Length of projectile: 2 13/32 inches. |
| Filling: Cyclonite, tracer composition. |
| Fuzing: Type 93 small instantaneous fuze. |
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Color and markings: Black body with red band just aft of bourrelet,
green, and yellow bands forward of rotating band.
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Weapons in which used: Type 97 antitank gun. |
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Remarks: This projectile is made of steel, with two cavities separated by a septum. |
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Figure 210 – Type 98 20-mm High-Explosive Tracer Projectile. |
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(Type 98) is stenciled on the body.