Description
This round is a substitute for the M48 HE Shell in the 75mm howitzer. The projectile is made by cutting off the nose of
the Mk. IV, H.E. Shell for 75-mm guns and rethreading it to take the new type standard contour fuzes and the M20 Booster. It is standard for manufacture and issue insofar as this modification procedure is concerned.
This projectile is of the new type having an 11-caliber radius of ogive and a boat-tail base with a 9-degree taper. The rotating band is of copper and a steel base plate is soldered to the base. It is a low capacity shell, one reason for its discontinuance as a gun round, having a bursting charge in the howitzer of 1.11 pounds of TNT. There are only two weight zones in this projectile. The markings of the projectile will be in yellow on an olive-drab base coat, and will include the designation of weapon, filler, complete round, and weight zone.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Projectile, 75mm HE, M41A1
Source(s)
Iraq Ordnance Identification Guide (2004)
TM 9-1904, Ammunition Inspection Guide (1944)
