Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
Chapter 4 – Section 1 |
ARMY PROJECTILES |
30-cm (305-mm) Armor-Piercing High-Explosive Projectile |
Weight of projecitle (approximately): 680 pounds. |
Weight of filling: No data. |
Filling: No data. |
Diameter at bourrelet: 305 mm (12 inches). |
Length over all: 1,240 mm (48 13/16 inches). |
Length of protruding from case: 1,198 mm (47 11/66 inches). |
Width of rotating band: 53 mm (2 1/16 inches). |
Fuzing: Type 95 large Mk 2 Model 2 base fuze. |
Weapons in which used: Type 7-year 30-cm howitzer. |
Figure 294 – 30-cm Armor-Piercing High-Explosive Projectile. |
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