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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 3 |
| ITALIAN PROJECTILES AND CASES |
| 105/28-mm Gun Cartridge Case |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
135 mm |
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Over-all diameter at mouth |
110.9 mm |
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Diameter at rim |
122 mm |
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Weight of case |
1.760 kg |
| Igniter |
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25 or 30 grams black powder with 5 grams of lead foil as a de-coppering charge |
| Primer |
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Percussion Primer M29 or M35 |
| Porpellant |
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Type I |
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Lightest loading |
0.68 kg Ballistite in scroll form (1.5 x 360) |
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2nd lightest loading |
0.68 kg + 0.34 kg Ballistite (1.5 x 360) Total - 1.02 kg |
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3rd lightest loading |
0.68 kg + 0.34 kg + 0.34 kg Total - 1.36 kg |
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Type II |
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Lightest loading |
0.75 Ballistite (2 x 20 x 20) |
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2nd lightest loading |
0.75 kg + 0.375 kg Ballistite (2 x 20 x 20) Total - 1.125 kg |
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3rd lightest loading |
0.75 kg + 0.375 kg + 0.375 kg Total - 1.50 kg |
| Remarks |
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Most cases for 105-mm caliber guns are the same, but the propellant loading varies. This same type of case and loading is used for the 105/32-mm gun. |
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Figure 192 |
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