15-cm (152-mm) (6-Inch) Common (Ordinary Mod 1)15-cm (152-mm) (6-Inch) Incendiary-Shrapnel
Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition
Chapter 5 - Section 1
NAVY PROJECTILES
(Ordinary Mk 4) 15-cm (152-mm) (6-Inch) Common
Weight of filled projectile (wihtout fuze): 97.8 pounds.
Weight of empty projectile: 91.9 pounds.

Weight stamped on rotating band: 41.78 kg. (varies with individual projectiles).

Length of projectile: 22.5 inches.
Diameter at bourrelet: 6.0 inches (152 mm).
Distance from base to rotating band: 0.7 inch.
Width of rotating band:
Forward: 1.2 inches.
Space: No data.
Aft: 1.2 inches.
Radius of ogive: 4 cal.
Filling: Cast picric acid (shimose): 5.9 pounds.

The charge is made in two waxed-paper-wrapped preformed blocks enclosed in a cotton-flannel bag.

Fuzing: Type 13 Mk 1 Mod 1 base fuze.
Weapon in which used:
15 cm/40 gun (bag).
15 cm/45 gun (bag).
15 cm/50 gun (bag).

Figure 410 – 15-cm (Ordinary Mk 4) Common.

15-cm (152-mm) (6-Inch) Common (Ordinary Mod 1)15-cm (152-mm) (6-Inch) Incendiary-Shrapnel