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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 3 |
| ITALIAN PROJECTILES AND CASES |
| 90-mm A.A. |
| Data |
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Gun used in |
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Fixed |
90/53-mm Antiaircraft Gun |
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Fuzing |
Nose Time Fuze M41 or M.T. 36 |
| Nose Fuze I.O. M40 p.c. | |
| Nose Fuze R40 m.c. | |
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Over-all length without fuze |
309 mm |
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Diameter at base |
Unknown |
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Distance base to top band |
97 mm |
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Width of band |
Unknown |
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Diameter at bourrelet |
89.7 mm |
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Type of filling |
TNT |
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Weight of filling |
1 kg |
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Weight of loaded projectile |
10.10 kg to 10.30 kg |
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Length of complete round |
887 mm |
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Weight of complete round |
17.050 kg to 17.913 kg |
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Propellant charge |
1.465 kg to 2.650 kg |
| Remarks |
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The weight and length of rounds depend on fuzing. The projectile has a screwed-in base plate and two copper driving bands; one band is covered by the cartridge case. |
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Figure 128 |
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