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| Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
| Chapter 4 – Section 1 |
| ARMY PROJECTILES |
| Type 92 - 15-cm (150-mm) High-Explosive Long-Pointed Projectile |
| Weight of projectile, filled (without fuze): 30.9 kg. (68 pounds). |
| Weight of filling: 5.0 kg. (11 pounds). |
| Filling: Cast TNT. |
| Diameter at bourrelet: 148 mm (5 27/32 inches). |
| Length over all (without fuze): 581 mm (22 7/8 inches). |
| Length protruding from case: 492.1 mm (19 3/8 inches). |
| Width of rotating band: 14.28 mm (9/16 inch). |
| Width of copper bourrelet: 19.1 mm (3/4 inch). |
| Fuzing: |
| Weapons in which used: |
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Type 4-year howitzer: Case A, 10 3/16 inches; Case B, 8 7/8 inches. |
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Type 95 howitzer: Case, 12 5/8 inches. |
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Type 38 howitzer: Case, 4 1/4 inches. |
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Figure 288 – 15-cm High-Explosive Long-Pointed Projectile. |
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