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Japanese Explosive Ordnance – Army Ammunition – Navy Ammunition |
Chapter 5 - Section 1 |
NAVY PROJECTILES |
15-cm (152-mm) (6-Inch) Common (Ordinary Mod 1) |
Weight of filling projectile: No data. |
Weight of empty projectile: No data. |
Weight stamped on rotating band (sample): 39.62 kg. (varies with individual projectiles). |
Length of projectile: 22.50 inches. |
Diameter at bourrelet: 5.98 inches (152.0 mm). |
Distance from base to rotating band: 0.66 inches. |
Width of rotating band: 1.75 inches. |
Radius of ogive: 2 cal. |
Filling: |
Cast picric acid (shimose): No data. |
The charge consists of a block of explosive cast and sealed in a waxed-paper container, encased in a heavy cotton-flannel bag and sealed in the projectile with paraffin. |
Fuzing: Type 13th-year Mk 1 base fuze. |
Weapon in which used: Type 41 (Meiji) 15-cm/40 gun or the British prototype. |
Figure 408 – 15-cm (Ordinary Mod 1) Common. |
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