Type 2 and Type 2 Modified 20-mm H.E.I. ProjectileType 2 20-mm Armor-Piercing Tracer Projectile
Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition
Chapter 4 – Section 1
ARMY PROJECTILES
Type 4 - 20-mm H.E.T. (Ma 202) Projectile
Over-all length: 5 3/4 inches.
Length of projectile: 2 9/16 inches.
Weight of projectile: 78.2 grams (fuzed).
Weight of filling:
P.E.T.N.: 3.2 grams.
Incendiary composition: 8.7 grams.

Filling: P.E.T.N. and incendiary composition (barium nitrate, aluminum powder, magnesium powder, and wax).

Fuzing: Fuzeless.
Color and markings: Black over all with characters
(202)
stenciled on the body.

Remarks: The projectile is made of steel with a brass nose piece threaded to it. The nose piece is filled with P.E.T.N. and is designed to explode by the crushing action of im-pact. An incendiary mixture contained in the steel body is separated from the high explo-sive by a felt pad and a threaded brass disc. This disc has two lead-in holes.

Figure 219 – Type 4 20-mm High-Explosive Incendiary (Ma 202) Projectile.

Type 2 and Type 2 Modified 20-mm H.E.I. ProjectileType 2 20-mm Armor-Piercing Tracer Projectile