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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
| Chapter 4 – Section 1 |
| ARMY PROJECTILES |
| Type 90 - 7-cm (75-mm) High-Explosive Semisteel Projectile |
| Weight of projectile, filled: 6.18 kg. (13.7 pounds). |
| Weight of filling: 0.42 kg. (0.92 pound). |
| Filling: Cast TNT. |
| Diameter at bourrelet: 75 mm (minus tol.). |
| Length over all (without fuze): No data. |
| Length protruding form case (without fuze): 253 mm (9 15/16 inches). |
| Width of rotating band: 10 mm. |
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Fuzing: Type 88 instantaneous nose fuze (gun type); type 88 short-delay nose fuze (gun type). |
| 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 5/16 inches. |
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Type 38 field gun group: Case, 11 9/16 inches. |
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Type 90 field gun: Case, 16 11/16 inches. |
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Figure 254 – Type 90 7-cm High-Explosive Semisteel Projectile. |
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