Italian Explosive Ordnance - 149mm Projectiles

Italian Explosive Ordnance

  

149/12mm HE (Short)

Guns used in: 149/12mm Heavy Field Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17 or (Guerritore) I.M35, I.M38, or I.M40

Overall length (w/ fuze): 599 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 584 mm
Diameter at base: 147.8 mm
Distance base to band: 38 mm
Width of band: 15 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 148.5 mm

Type of filling: TNT or MAT-MBT

Weight of filling:
-TNT: 6.235 kilograms
-MAT: 3.73 kilograms
-MBT: 3.02 kilograms (The manual states 302 kg)

Weight of loaded projectile: 38.9 kilograms






149/12mm HE

Guns used in: 149/12mm and 149/13mm Heavy Field Howitzers
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M10 or M17

Overall length (w/ fuze): 677.3 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 659 mm
Diameter at base: 147.6 mm
Distance base to band: 38 mm
Width of band: 15 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 148.5 mm

Type of filling: TNT or Pertile
Weight of filling: 7.525 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 41.1 kilograms

Remarks: The projectile for the 149/13mm gun differs slightly since the rotating band is 152mm instead of 154mm for the 149/12mm gun.

  

149/12mm and 149/13mm HE (Light)

Guns used in: 149/12mm and 149/13mm Heavy Field Howitzers
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17 or (Guerritore) I.M35, I.M38, or I.M40

Overall length (w/ fuze): 564 mm (approximate)
Overall length (w/o fuze): 533 mm
Diameter at base: 134 mm
Distance base to band: 76 mm
Width of band: 24 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 148.6 mm

Type of filling: Probably TNT
Weight of filling: 5.45 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 31.635 kilograms






149/13mm HE

Guns used in: 149/13mm Heavy Field Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length (w/ fuze): 568 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 552.7 mm

Diameter at base: 147.4 mm
Distance base to band: 28 mm
Width of band: 20 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 148.6 mm

Type of filling: MAT
Weight of filling: 5.12 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 40.095 kilograms







149/13mm, 149/35 HE M32 and 149/40mm HE M35

Guns used in: 149/13mm Heavy Field Gun, 149/40mm and 149/35mm Guns
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length (w/ fuze): 625.3 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 610 mm

Diameter at base: 125 mm
Distance base to band: 82 mm
Width of band: 16 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 148.6 mm

Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 6.327 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 42.675 kilograms


Remarks: The projectiles for the 149/40mm and 149/35mm guns differ from the 149/13mm projectiles in diameter of the rotating band.







149/35mm HE M32/38

Guns used in: 149/35mm Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze (Guerritore) I.M38 M.C.

Overall length (w/ fuze): 738 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 707 mm
Diameter at base: 128 mm
Distance base to band: 82 mm
Width of band: 26 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 148.6 mm

Type of filling: MBT or MST MNDT
Weight of filling: 4.9 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 45.95 kilograms

149/12mm and 149/35mm HE (Cast Steel)

Guns used in: 149/12mm Heavy Field Howitzer and 149/35mm Guns
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length (w/ fuze): 523.3 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 508 mm
Diameter at base: 154 mm
Distance base to band: 24 mm
Width of band: 25 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 148.5 mm

Type of filling: MAT
Weight of filling: 4.75 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 38.47 kilograms

Remarks: The projectile is made of cast steel.

149/13mm and 149/35mm HE (One-Piece)

Guns used in: 149/13mm and 149/35mm Guns
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17 or M (Guerritore)

Overall length (w/ fuze): 595 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 580 mm
Diameter at base: 130 mm
Distance base to band: 86 mm
Width of band: 25 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 148.5 mm

Type of filling: MBT or MNDT or MST
Weight of filling: 6.95 kg, 5.26 kg, or 5.7 kg
 Weight of loaded projectile: 37.93 kg, 36.24 kg, or 37.1 kg

Remarks: The weight of this projectile depends upon the type of filling.







149/35mm HE (British)

Guns used in: 149/35mm Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17 or M (Guerritore)

Overall length (w/ fuze): 538.2 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 521.2 mm

Diameter at base: 148 mm
Distance base to band: 23 mm
Width of band: 25 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 148.5 mm

Type of filling: TNT or MST
Weight of filling: 6.61 kilograms or 4.8 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 42.8 kilograms or 41.45 kilograms

Remarks: This projectile is of British manufacture and has British markings.







149/35mm ADE M32

Guns used in: 149/35mm Gun
Fuzing: Nose Fuze ADE M32

Overall length (w/ fuze): 728 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 614.4 mm
Diameter at base: 128 mm
Distance base to band: 62 mm
Width of band: 25 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 148.6 mm

Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 4.9 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 45.9 kilograms

149/40mm ADE-HE M35

Guns used in: 149/40mm Gun
Fuzing: Nose Fuze ADE M36

Overall length (w/ fuze): 745.5 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 650.5 mm
Diameter at base: 129.3 mm
Distance base to band: 105 mm
Width of band: 22.8 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 148.6 mm

Type of filling: Probably TNT
Weight of filling: 6.387 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 46.2 kilograms

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