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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
| Chapter 4 – Section 1 |
| ARMY PROJECTILES |
| 20-mm High-Explosive Incendiary (Ma 201) Projectile |
| Over-all length: 7 19/32 inches. |
| Length of case: 4 7/8 inches. |
| Length of projectile: 3 19/64 inches. |
| Weight of projectile: 3.85 ounces. |
| Filling: P.E.T.N., incendiary composition. |
| Fuzing: Fuzeless. |
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Color and markings: Black body with red band abaft bourrelet. Charaters
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Weapons in which used: Ho-1 (flexible) and Ho-3 (fixed) aircraft cannon. |
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Remarks: The projectile is made of steel. A brass nose piece filled with P.E.T.N. threads into the incendiary filled projectile. Detonation of the projectile is accompished by the crushing action of the P.E.T.N. filled nose piece. |
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Figure 213 – 20-mm High-Explosive Incendiary (MA 201) Projectile. |
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(201) are stenciled on the body.