Italian Explosive Ordnance - 120mm Projectiles

Italian Explosive Ordnance

  

120/21mm HE

Guns used in: 120/21mm Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length (w/ fuze): 355 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 340 mm
Diameter at base: 123.4 mm
Distance base to band: 20 mm
Width of band: 17.1 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 119.3 mm

Type of filling: MST
Weight of filling: 2.1 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 16.4 kilograms





120/21mm HE (Cast Steel)

Guns used in: 120/21mm Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length (w/ fuze): 377 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 362 mm
Diameter at base: 119 mm
Distance base to band: 22 mm
Width of band: 15 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 119.5 mm

Type of filling: MST
Weight of filling: 1.29 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 17.8 kilograms

Remarks: This projectile is cast steel.

  

120/25mm HE (Short)

Guns used in: 120/25mm Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length (w/ fuze): 432 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 417 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 65 mm
Width of band: 15 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 119.4 mm

Type of filling: Tolite
Weight of filling: 2.55 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 18.7 kilograms





120/25mm HE (Long)

Guns used in: 120/25mm Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length (w/ fuze): 503 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 488 mm

Diameter at base: 122 mm
Distance base to band: 25 mm
Width of band: 10 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 119.1 mm

Type of filling: Tolite
Weight of filling: 4.275 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 20.35 kilograms






120/25mm HE (Cast Steel)

Guns used in: 120/25mm Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length (w/ fuze): 421 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 406 mm

Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 65 mm
Width of band: 15 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 119.4 mm

Type of filling: Pertite
Weight of filling: 2.08 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 19.2 kilograms

Remarks: This projectile is cast steel.






120/40mm HE (Cast Steel)

Guns used in: 120/40mm, 120/50mm, 120/25mm Guns
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17 or (Guerritore) M.m.e.g.c.

Overall length (w/ fuze): 440 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 425 mm
Diameter at base: 118 mm
Distance base to band: 25 mm
Width of band: 20 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 119.5 mm

Type of filling: MST
Weight of filling: 1.88 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 24.9 kilograms

Remarks: This projectile is cast steel.

120/40mm HE (Base Fuzed)

Guns used in: 120/25mm, 120/40mm, 120/50mm Guns
Fuzing: Base Fuze M14

Overall length: 463 mm
Diameter at base: 119 mm
Distance base to band: 30.5 mm
Width of band: 38.1 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 119.5 mm
Type of filling: TNT

Weight of filling: 1.82 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 23.6 kilograms

120/45mm HE

Guns used in: 120/45mm Gun
Fuzing: Unknown

Overall length (w/ fuze): 493 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 440 mm
Diameter at base: 112 mm
Distance base to band: 43 mm
Width of band: 40 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: Unknown

Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 2.39 kilograms
 Weight of loaded projectile: Unknown

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