Italian Explosive Ordnance - 100mm and 105mm Projectiles

Italian Explosive Ordnance

  

100mm HE

Guns used in: 100/17mm Light Field Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M10 or Guerritore I.M35, I.M38, or I.M40

Overall length (w/ fuze): 386 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 372 mm
Diameter at base: 99 mm
Distance base to band: 15 mm
Width of band: 13 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 99.7 mm

Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 1.285 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 12.7 kilograms
Booster used: No.3 M38






100/17mm HE M32

Guns used in: 100/17mm Light Field Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M10

Overall length (w/ fuze): 454 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 440 mm
Diameter at base: 86 mm
Distance base to band: 55 mm
Width of band: 16 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 99.7 mm

Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 2.218 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 13.49 kilograms
Booster used: No.2 M38

  

100mm ADE HE

Guns used in: 100/17mm Light Field Gun
Fuzing: Nose Fuze A.D.E. M12

Overall length (w/ fuze): 399 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 341 mm
Diameter at base: 99 mm
Distance base to band: 40 mm
Width of band: 13 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 99.7 mm

Type of filling: TNT, MBT, MAT, or Pertite
Weight of filling: 1.312 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 12.93 kilograms
Booster used: No.3 M38

Remarks: This projectile is fuzed for aerial burst or impact.




100/17mm ADE HE M32 and M36

Guns used in: 100/17mm Light Field Gun
Fuzing:
-M32: Nose Fuze ADE M32
-M36: Nose Fuze ADE M36

Overall length (w/o fuze): 379.7 mm
Overall length (w/ fuze):
-M32: 474.7 mm
-M36: 479.9 mm

Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 55 mm
Width of band: 16 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 99.7 mm

Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 1.57 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 13.375 kilograms
Booster used: No.3 M38





100mm EP (Hollow Charge)

Guns used in: 100/17mm Light Field Gun
Fuzing: Base Fuze E.P. M36

Overall length (w/o fuze): 377 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: Unknown
Width of band: Unknown
Diameter at bourrelet: 99.7 mm

Type of filling: RDX/TNT
Weight of filling: Unknown
Weight of loaded projectile: 12.5 kilograms





100mm EPS (Hollow Charge)

Guns used in: 100/17mm Light Field Gun
Fuzing: I.E.P.M.

Overall length: Unknown
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: Unknown
Width of band: Unknown
Diameter at bourrelet: 99.7 mm

Type of filling: Unknown
Weight of filling: Unknown
Weight of loaded projectile: 12.5 kilograms

105/28mm HE (Practice and Incendiary)

105mm HE

Guns used in: 105/28mm Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M10

Overall length (w/ fuze): 418.2 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 404.2 mm
Diameter at base: 104 mm
Distance base to band: 31.5 mm
Width of band: 15 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 104.6 mm

Weight of filling: 1.24 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 15.55 kilograms

105mm Practice
Fuzing: Nose Percussion M35 p.c.
 Weight of filling: 0.3 kilograms

105mm Incendiary
Fuzing: Nose Percussion M35 p.c.
Filling:
-Phosphorus: 1.7 kg
-TNT: 0.09 kg
-Gasoline 1.? kg (Could be a 6 or a 0 due to the quality of the print)
-TNT: 0.07

Note: The print for the "Filling" section is very hard to read.  Apologies.

Remarks: The projectiles differ only in filling and fuzing.  Another modification is cast in one piece instead of having an adapter.

105/28mm HE M32

Guns used in: 105/28mm Light Field Gun, 105/14mm Gun, 105/32mm Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M10

Overall length (w/ fuze): 469 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 455 mm
Diameter at base: 90 mm
Distance base to band: 58 mm
Width of band: 14.8 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 104.6 mm

Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 2.35 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 16.3 kilograms
Booster used: No.2 M38

105/28mm ADE M32

Guns used in: 105/28mm Light Field Gun, 105/14mm Gun, 105/32mm Gun
Fuzing: Nose Fuze ADE M32 or ADE M36

Overall length (w/ fuze): 510 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 415 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 68 mm
Width of band: 14.8 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 104.6 mm

Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 1.76 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 16.125 kilograms
Booster used: No.2 M38

105mm AP

Guns used in: 105/14mm Light Field Gun
Fuzing: Unknown

Overall length: 300.5 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 59.5 mm
Width of band: 18 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: Unknown

Type of filling: Unknown
Weight of filling: Unknown
Weight of loaded projectile: 15.65 kilograms

105/25mm EP (Hollow Charge)

Guns used in: 105/25mm Gun
Fuzing: Unknown

Overall length: Unknown
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: Unknown
Width of band: 18 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 104.3 mm

Type of filling: Unknown
Weight of filling: Unknown
Weight of loaded projectile: 14 kilograms

Remarks: Little is known about this projectile except that it is a fixed round and is one of the latest types since it was used in 1944.  The cap is 230 mm long.  The rotating band is soft iron instead of copper.

105mm (Hollow Charge) M43

Guns used in: 105/14mm Light Field Gun
Fuzing: Unknown

Overall length: Unknown
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: Unknown
Width of band: Unknown
Diameter at bourrelet: Unknown

Type of filling: Unknown
Weight of filling: Unknown
Weight of loaded projectile: 14 kilograms

Remarks: Little information is available on this projectile since it was one of the latest designs.

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