Part Two - Ready Referene Section; Section IX: 81-M-2 (8 cm Model 98 HE Mortar Shell)Part Two - Ready Referene Section; Section IX: 88-A-1 (8 cm Model 100 HE Pointed AA)
TM E9-1901 - IDENTIFICATION OF JAPANESE SHELL AND SHELL FRGAMENTS;
LOCATION OF EMENY BATTERIES

PART TWO - READY REFERENCE SECTION
SECTION IX – PROJECTILE DATA AND ILLUSTRATIONS
81-M-3

PROJECTILE:

8 cm (81 mm) HE Mortar [Naval]

WEAPONS:

8 cm Model 3 Mortar [Naval]
PROJECTILE:  

Caliber:

 81 mm

Kind:

 Mortar Shell

Type:

 HE

Weight:

 (Without Fuze) 6.99 lbs.

Color:

Black with red and green nose

BANDS:

None
CHARGE:  

Weight:

 Approximately 1.12 lbs.

Kind:

Picric acid and Dinitronaphthalene (Tridite)

FUZE:

Naval Mortar Fuze

REMARKS:

The model number of this projectile and that of the fuze have not been determined.

Part Two - Ready Referene Section; Section IX: 81-M-2 (8 cm Model 98 HE Mortar Shell)Part Two - Ready Referene Section; Section IX: 88-A-1 (8 cm Model 100 HE Pointed AA)