TM E9-1901 - Identification of Japanes Shells and Shell Fragments; Location of Enemy Batteries; Part Two - Section IX: Projectile Data and Illustration, 200-R-1 (20 cm HE Rcoket [Naval])

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

200-R-1

PROJECTILE:	20 cm (203.2 mm) Rocket [Naval]
WEAPONS:	Trough Type Launcher [Naval]
PROJECTILE:
Caliber:	203.2 mm
Kind:	Rocket
Type:	HE
Weight:	(With Fuze) 195 lbs.
Color:	Maroon
CHARGE:
Weight:	34.4 lbs.
Kind:	Trinitroanisole
FUZE:	Point Detonating Nose Fuze
REMARKS:	The model number of the rocket or that of the fuze have not been de-termiend.
	The rocket is spin stabilized by inclined nozzles in the base.
	The case for the HE head is the same as the projectile body on a 20 cm Naval HE Shell and may have a rotating band seat although there is no rotating band. Rockets have been found both with and without the seat.