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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
| Chapter 4 – Section 1 |
| ARMY PROJECTILES |
| 7-cm (75-mm) Liquid Incendiary Projectile |
| Weight of projectile, filled (fuzed): 5.36 kg. (11.75 pounds). |
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Bursting charge: A standard 40-gram booster (fine granular picric acid in paper contai-ner) serves as the only bursting charge. |
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Incendiary filling: A solution of white phosphorus (W.P.) and rubber pellets in carbon di-sulphide (CS2). |
| Liquid: 0.30 kg. (0.66 pounds). |
| Rubber pellets: 0.32 kg. (0.70 pounds). |
| Diameter at bourrelet: 75 mm (minus tol.). |
| Length over-all without fuze and adapter: 300 mm (11 13/16 inches). |
| Length protruding from case: 242 mm (9 1/2 inches). |
| Width of rotating band: 10 mm. |
| Fuzing: Type 88 instantaneous fuze (gun type). |
| Weapons in which used: |
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Type 41 mountain gun or 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. |
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Type 90 field gun: Case, 16 11/16 inches. |
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Remarks: Because of the danger of leaking phosphorus solution, these projectiles are shipped with a bag of clay-like, diamomaceous earth tied around the nose end. It is pre-sumed that this is intended as an absorbent should leakage occur. |
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Figure 267 – 7-cm Liquid Incendiary Projectile. |
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