Italian Explosive Ordnance - 75mm Projectiles (Part 2)

Italian Explosive Ordnance

  

75mm AA

Guns used in: 75/27mm Anti-Aircraft Gun
Fuzing: Nose Time Fuze MO6/17

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

Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 0.123 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 6.381 kilograms
Length of complete round: 517mm
Weight of complete round: 8.32kg

Propellent charge:
-0.57kg Ballistite, or
-0.56kg C2 Powder





75mm AP

Guns used in: 75/18mm SPAG, 75/13mm Mountain Howitzer
Fuzing: Base Fuze MO9/41 p.c.

Overall length of round (w/o fuze): 330 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 49.7 mm
Width of band: 9.7 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 74.74 mm

Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 0.265 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 6.42 kilograms
Length of round (fixed): 572.8mm
Weight of round (fixed): 8.08kg
Propellent charge (fixed): 0.42kg Ballistite
Booster: No. 5 M38

Remarks: The projectile is fitted with piercing and ballistic caps.  The cartridge case for 75/18mm fixed round is made of steel.




  

75/27mm AP

Guns used in: 75/18mm SPAG, and 75/27mm Field Gun
Fuzing: Base Fuze MO9/41

Overall length: 307 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 50 mm
Width of band: 9.7 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 74.74 mm

Type of filling: Probably TNT
Weight of filling: 0.27 kg
Weight of loaded projectile: 6.2 kg
Length of round (fixed): 75/18 - 589.5 mm
Weight of round (fixed): 7.88 kg

Propellent charge (fixed): 0.42kg Ballistite







75/32mm AP

Guns used in: 75/34mm SPAG, 75/32mm Field Gun
Fuzing: Base Fuze MO9/41

Overall length: 307 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 50 mm
Width of band: 15 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 74.74 mm

Type of filling: Probably TNT
Weight of filling: Unknown
Length of round (fixed): 591.1 mm
Weight of round (fixed): 8.59 kg
Propellent charge (fixed): 0.85 kg F.B1 Powder

Remarks: Projectile differs very slightly from 75mm AP Type 1 and Type 2.








75mm EP (Hollow Charge)

Guns used in: 75/18mm SPAG, 75/18mm Mountain Howitzer
Fuzing: Base Fuze E.P. M36

Overall length (w/ nose cap): 254 mm
Overall length (w/o nose cap): 208 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 58 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 74.74 mm
Width of band: 9.7 mm

Type of filling: Unknown
Weight of filling: Unknown
Weight of loaded projectile: 4.5 kg
Length of round (fixed): 428.5 mm
Weight of round (fixed): 5.87 kg
Propellent charge (fixed): 0.249kg Ballistite

Remarks: The semifixed round uses the cartridge case for the 75/18mm Howitzer.  The cartridge case for the fixed round is made of steel.

75mm EPS (Hollow Charge)

Guns used in: 75/13, 75/18, 75/27, 75/32mm Guns, and 75mm SPAGs
Fuzing: Base Fuze I.E.P.M.

Overall length (w/ fuze): 310 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 302 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 58 mm
Width of band: 9.7 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 74.74 mm

Type of filling: Unknown
Weight of filling: Unknown

Total length of round:
-75/13mm: 484.5 mm
-75/18mm: 578.1 mm

Weight of complete round:
-75/13mm: 6.57 kg
-75/18mm: 7.37 kg

Weight of propellant:
-75/13mm: 0.249 kg
-75/18mm: 0.69 kg

75/13mm EP (Hollow Charge)

Guns used in: 75/18mm SPAG, 75/18mm Mountain Howitzer
Fuzing: Base Fuze E.P. M41

Overall length: 307 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 58 mm
Width of bands: 9.7 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 74.74 mm

Type of filling: Probably TNT
Weight of filling: Unknown
Length of round (fixed): 483 mm
Weight of round (fixed): 6.579 kg
Weight of loaded projectile: 5.2 kg
Propellent charge (fixed): 0.249 kg Ballistite

Remarks: The fixed cartridge case is made of steel.  The projectile has a nose cap which is 83.5mm long.

75mm EPS M42 (Hollow Charge)

Guns used in: 75/18mm and 75/34mm SPAGs, 75/27mm Field Gun

Fuzing: Nose Fuze E.P.S. M42

Overall length (w/ fuze): 310 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 298 mm

Diameter at base: Unknown

Distance base to band: 58 mm

Width of bands: 9.7 mm

Diameter at bourrelet: 74.74 mm

Type of filling: Probably TNT

Weight of filling: Unknown

Weight of loaded projectile: 5.3 kg

Length of round (fixed):
-75/18mm: 484.5 mm
-75/34mm: 586.1 mm

Propellent charge (fixed):
-75/18mm: 0.249 kg Ballistite
-75/34mm: 0.69 kg F.B1 Powder

Weight of round (fixed):
-75/18mm: 6.67 kg
-75/34mm: 7.47 kg

Remarks: The cartridge case in the fixed type of ammunition (75/18mm) is made of steel.  The projectile has a 74mm cap, which is hollow.

75mm Incendiary (F/C and F.1/C)

Guns used in: 75mm Infantry Gun

Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze I. M35 p.c. / I. M38 p.c.

Overall length w/o fuze (F/C): 266 mm
Overall length w/o fuze (F.1/C): 276.7 mm

Diameter at base: 74.2

Distance base to band: 38 mm
Width of bands: 10 mm

Diameter at bourrelet:
-(F/C): 74.5 mm
-(F.1/C): 74.6 mm

Type of filling (F.1/C): Phosphorus

Weight of filling (F.1/C): 0.7 kg
Weight of loaded projectile:
-(F/C): 6.3 or 6.4 kg
-(F.1/C): 5.265 kg

Remarks: These two projectiles are similar except for weight and type of incendiary filling.

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