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PART TWO - READY REFERENCE SECTION
SECTION IX – PROJECTILE DATA AND ILLUSTRATIONS
127-A-1

PROJECTILE:

127 mm (127 mm) HE AA [Naval]

WEAPONS:

127 mm AA Gun [Naval]
PROJECTILE:  

Caliber:

 127 mm

Kind:

 Shell

Type:

 HE

Weight:

 (With Fuze) 50.8 lbs.

Color:

Maroon body with green Nose

BANDS:

None
CHARGE:  

Weight:

 4.15 lbs.

Kind:

Picric acid

TRACER:

None

FUZE:

Navy Model 91 Mechanical Time Nose Fuze

REMARKS:

The Model number of the projectile or that of the gun from which fired have not been determined.
 

There are three known modifications of the Model 91 fuze giving four fuzes called Model 91, each varying only sligthly from the others.

Part Two - Ready Referene Section; Section IX: 120-A-3 (12 cm HE [Naval])Part Two - Ready Referene Section; Section IX: 140-A-1 (14 cm HE [Naval])