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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
| Chapter 4 – Section 1 |
| ARMY PROJECTILES |
| Type 95 - 7-cm (70-mm) Illuminating Projectile |
| Weight of complete round: 4.20 kg. (9.24 pounds). |
| Weight of projectile, fuzed: 3.50 kg. (7.70 pounds). |
| Weight of filling: No data. |
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Ejection charge: Black powder. |
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Illuminating composition: Not known. It is probably a mixture of magnesium, aluminum, and barium nitrate which is used commonly by the Japanese for illumniating charges. |
| Diameter at bourrelet: 70 mm (minus tol.). |
| Length of projectile (without fuze): No data. |
| Length of propellant case: 101 mm (4 inches). |
| Length of assembled round (without fuze): 292 mm (11 1/2 inches). |
| Diameter of base of case: 81 mm (3 3/16 inches). |
| Width of rotating band: No data. |
| Weapons in which used: Type 92 infantry gun (howitzer). |
| Fuzing: Type 89 small time fuze. |
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Propellant: 0.6-mm square flakes (50 grams). Either of the propellant cases discussed for the H.E. round may be used for this round. |
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Remarks: The illuminating charge burns for approximately 20 seconds with an intensity of about 90,000 candlepower. |
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Figure 239 – Type 95 7-cm Illuminating Projectile. |
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