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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
| Chapter 4 – Section 1 |
| ARMY PROJECTILES |
| 7-cm (75-mm) Design "A" High-Explosive Projectile |
| Weight of projectile, filled: 6.46 kg. (14.2 pounds). |
| Weight of filling: 0.625 kg. (1.38 pounds). |
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Filling: "ONA", a mixture of picric acid and dinitronaphtalene, in two preformed blocks. |
| Diameter at bourrelet: 75 mm (minus tol.). |
| Length over all (without fuze): No data. |
| Length protruding from case: No data. |
| Width of rotating band: No data. |
| Fuzing: Type 34d-year combination time and impact fuze. |
| Weapons in which used: |
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Type 41 mountain gun (regimental gun): Case, 7 1/4 inches. |
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Type 94 mountain gun: Case, 11 9/16 inches. |
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Type 38 field gun group: Case, 11 9/16 inches. |
| Remarks: This is an old projectile and is now obsolete. |
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Figure 251 – 7-cm Design "A" High-Explosive Projectile. |
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