TM E9-1901 - Identification of Japanes Shells and Shell Fragments; Location of Enemy Batteries; Part Two - Section IX: Projectile Data and Illustration, 105-A-1 (10 cm Model 91 HE Pointed)

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

105-A-1

PROJECTILE:	10 cm (105 mm) Model 91 HE Pointed
WEAPONS:	10 cm Model 91 Howitzer
	10 cm Model 92 Gun
	10 cm Model 14 Gun
	10 cm Model 38 Gun
PROJECTILE:
Caliber:	105 mm
Kind:	Shell
Type:	HE
Weight:	(With Fuze) 34.65 lbs.
Color:	Black
BANDS:	One yellow or one yellow and one white
CHARGE:
Weight:	5.55 lbs.
Kind:	Mixture of Ammonium Nitrate, Guadine Nitrate, Cyclonite, or TNT
TRACER:	None
FUZES:	Model 88 Instantaneous (Howitzer-Mortar type) Nose Fuze
	Model 88 Short Delay (Howitzer-Mortar type) Nose Fuze
	Model 88 Instantaneous (Gun Type) Nose Fuze
	Model 88 Short Delay (Gun Type) Nose Fuze
REMARKS:	Captured documents indicate that the howitzer type fuze is used when this projectile is fired from a howitzer and that a gun type fuze is used when this projectile is fired from a gun.