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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
| Chapter 4 – Section 1 |
| ARMY PROJECTILES |
| Type 94 - 37-mm Armor-Piercing High-Explosive Projectile |
Type 97 TK |
Type 94 A/TK |
Type 97 A/TK |
Type 11th.
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Over-all length of projectile |
114 mm
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114 mm
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114 mm
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114 mm
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Length of complete round |
228 mm
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262 mm
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345 mm
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218 mm
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Diameter of bourrelet |
37 mm |
37 mm |
37 mm |
37 mm |
Width of rotating band |
9.5 mm |
9.5 mm |
9.5 mm |
9.5 mm |
| Weight of projectile filled: 1 pound 1/4 ounce. |
| Filling: Picric acid. |
| Weapons in which used: |
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Type 11th year Infantery gun. |
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Type 94 TK gun. |
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Type 94 antitank gun. |
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Type 97 antitank gun. |
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Type 98 TK gun. |
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Type 100 TK gun. |
| Color and markings: Black body, red nose tip, white body band. |
| Fuzing: Type 94 small-delay base fuze. |
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Remarks: This projectile is made of high grade steel. The main charge cavity contains a small wooden plug in the forward portion and a paper covered picric acid charge aft of the wooden nose plug. The Type 94 small delay base fuze screws into the base of the projectile, also acting as a base plug. |
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Figure 227 – 37-mm Armor-Piercing High-Explosive Projectile. |
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