Italian Explosive Ordnance - 210mm to 420mm Projectiles

Italian Explosive Ordnance

  

210mm HE

Guns used in: 210/8mm Field Gun and 210/22mm Howitzer
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length (w/ fuze): 730.3 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 712 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 25 mm
Width of band: 25 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 209.3 mm
Type of filling: TNT or MAT or MBT
Weight of filling: 14.125 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 100.5 kilograms
Booster used: No.4 M38








210mm HE (Cast Steel)

Guns used in: 210/8mm Field Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length: 735 mm
Diameter at base: 200 mm
Distance base to band: 14.5 mm
Width of band: 25 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 209.3 mm
Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 11 kg to 14.7 kg
Weight of loaded projectile: 100 kg to 103.6 kg

  

210mm HE (Bomba)

Guns used in: 210/8mm Field Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze (Guerritore I.M35 or I.M38)
Overall length (w/o fuze): 776 mm
Diameter at base: 208 mm
Distance base to band: 107.5 mm
Width of band: 25 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 209.5 mm
Type of filling: MST
Weight of filling: 21 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 60.5 kilograms

Remarks: The projectile has a very unusual round base








210/22mm HE M35

Guns used in: 210/22mm Field Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze (Guerritore V.M38)

Overall length (w/ fuze): 851.2 mm
Overall length (w/o fuze): 820.2 mm
Diameter at base: 185 mm
Distance base to band: 102.5 mm
Width of band: 30 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 209.4 mm
Type of filling: Amatol
Weight of filling: 18.59 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 101.133 kilograms









260/9mm HE

Guns used in: 260/9mm Field Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length (w/ nose plug): 953 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 73 mm
Width of band: 34 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: Unknown
Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 25.94 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 219.1 kilograms
Booster used: No.4 M38








260/9mm HE (Cast Steel)

Guns used in: 260/9mm Field Gun
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length: 953 mm
Diameter at base: 256 mm
Distance base to band: 73 mm
Width of band: 34 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: Unknown
Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 19.89 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 222.7 kilograms
Booster Used: No.4 M38

305mm HE (Short)

Guns used in: 305/8mm Field Howitzer
Fuzing: Base Fuze M09

Overall length: 946 mm
Diameter at base: 203 mm
Distance base to band: 24 mm
Width of band: 57.5 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 304.4 mm
Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 32 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 287 kilograms

Remarks: The projectile is similar to 305mm HE (Long)








305mm HE (Long)

Guns used in: 305/8mm Field Howitzer
Fuzing: Base Fuze M09

Overall length: 1130 mm
Diameter at base: 303 mm
Distance base to band: 24 mm
Width of band: 57.5 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 304.4 mm
Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 34.33 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 380 kilograms

  

305mm HE (Long and Short Light Case)

Guns used in: 305/17mm Howitzer
Fuzing: Base Fuze M14 for 305/17

Overall length (short): 1148 mm
Overall length (long): 1183 mm
Diameter at base: 302.2 mm
Distance base to band: 56 mm
Width of band: 50.8 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 303.5 mm
Type of filling: TNT

Weight of filling:
-Short: 33.6 kilograms
-Long: 38.32 kilograms

Weight of loaded projectile:
-Short: 348 kilograms
-Long: 350 kilograms









305mm HE (British Short and Long)

Guns used in: 305/17mm Howitzer

Fuzing:
-Short: British Nose Fuze No.101E
-Long: British Nose Fuze 450A or Italian M17

Overall length w/o fuze (short): 975.5 mm
Overall length w/o fuze (long): 1075.5 mm
Diameter at base: 301.3 mm
Distance base to band: 51 mm
Width of band: 76 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: Unknown
Type of filling: Probably TNT

Weight of filling:
-Short: 31.4 kilograms
-Long: 45 kilograms

Weight of loaded projectile:
-Short: 340.69 kilograms
-Long: 340.5 kilograms









305/17mm HE

Guns used in: 305/17mm Howitzer
Fuzing: Nose - Unknown

Overall length (w/ plug): 1151 mm
Diameter at base: 302.2 mm
Distance base to band: 55 mm
Width of band: 51.5 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 303.8 mm
Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 43.1 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 348 kilograms
Booster used: No.4 M38








305/17mm HE (Heavy)

Guns used in: 305/17mm Howitzer
Fuzing: Base Fuze M14 for 305/17

Overall length: 1175 mm
Diameter at base: 302.2 mm
Distance base to band: 55 mm
Width of band: 51.5 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 303.8 mm
Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 19.145 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 441 kilograms

305/17mm HE (Cast Steel)

Guns used in: 305/17mm Howitzer
Fuzing: Nose - Unknown

Overall length (w/o fuze): 1023.6 mm
Diameter at base: 302.4 mm
Distance base to band: 55 mm
Width of band: 51.5 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 303.8 mm
Type of filling: MST
Weight of filling: 33.49 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 328.5 kilograms
Booster used: No.4 M38

305/17mm HE (One Piece)

Guns used in: 305/17mm Howitzer
Fuzing: Nose Percussion Fuze M17

Overall length (w/o fuze): 1130 mm
Diameter at base: Unknown
Distance base to band: 177 mm
Width of band: 51.8 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 303.52 mm
Type of filling: MST
Weight of filling: 46.125 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 259 kilograms
Booster used: No.4 M38

Remarks: The projectile is of one-piece construction










380/15mm HE (Base Fuzed)

Guns used in: 380/15mm Heavy Howitzer
Fuzing: Base Fuze M16

Overall length: 1402 mm
Diameter at base: 378 mm
Distance base to 1st band: 25 mm
Distance base to 2nd band: 65 mm (approx.)
Width of 1st band: 33.6 mm
Width of 2nd band: 32.5 mm
Diameter at bourrelet: 379 mm
Type of filling: TNT
Weight of filling: 71.49 kilograms
Weight of loaded projectile: 750 kilograms
Booster used: No.4 M38








420mm HE (Short and Long)

Guns used in: 420/12mm Heavy Howitzer
Fuzing: Base - Unknown

Overall length (short): 1375 mm
Overall length (long): 1554 mm
Diameter at base: 485.9 mm
Distance base to 1st band: 25 mm
Distance base to 2nd band: 70 mm
Width of 1st band: 25 mm
Width of 2nd band: 40.5 mm
Type of filling: TNT


Diameter at bourrelet:
-Short: 418.8 mm
-Long: 418.7 mm

Weight of filling:
-Short: 75 kilograms
-Long: 90 kilograms

Weight of loaded projectile:
-Short: 800 kilograms
-Long: 1000 kilograms

240mm and 400mm (Bomba)

Guns used in: 240mm Mortar and 400mm Mortar

Fuzing:
-240mm: French type M35 I.T. or Nose Fuze M17 or I.M38
-400mm: French type M15 I.T.


Overall length (w/ fuze):
-240mm: 965 mm
-400mm: 1700 mm

 Length of body: 672 mm
Body diameter: 240mm
Type of filling: TNT or Amatol
Weight of filling: Unknown

Total weight:
-240mm: 65.5 kilograms
-400mm: 265 kilograms

Booster used: No.4 M38

Remarks: These mortar bombs are very similar to aircraft bombs.

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