PROJECTILE, HOWITZER, 105mm, (GB), M360

PROJECTILE, HOWITZER, 105mm, (GB), M360Use. This cartridge is used as a casualty producing round against personnel.Description. This cartridge is similar in external appearance to the H.E. Cartridge, M1. The projectileconsists of a hollow one-piece steel forging, press-fitted with an M16 burster casing containing an M40tetrytol burster charge, or M40A1 Composition B4 charge. The hollow projectile cavity is filled with aGB non-persistent liquid base with stream-lined ogive and a gliding metal rotating band. A PointDetonating fuze is threaded into the nose of the projectile. The complete projectile assembly is free fittedinto a cartridge case. The cartridge case contains a percussion primer assembly and seven individuallybagged and numbered propelling charge increments. The base of the cartridge case is drilled and theprimer assembly is pressed into the base. The percussion primer assembly consists of a percussionignition element and a perforated flash tube containing black powder. The seven numbered incrementbags are tied together, in numerical order, with acrylic cord. These are assembled into the cartridge case,around the primer flash tube, with increment 7 toward the mouth of the cartridge case.Functioning. Projectile functioning is dependent upon the fuze used and may function above groundeither at a predetermined height based upon time of flight or function in proximity with the target area.Fuze function detonates the burster charge, resulting in projectile rupture and dispersal of the chemicalagent. The liquid agent evaporates, forming a non persistent gas to envelope the area.WeightLengthFillerFiller WeightPropellant/Propellant WeightFuzeRangeColor43.86 pound31.18 inchesGB (non-persistent)1.63 poundsM67 / 2.83 poundsPoint Detonating, M739, M5573,840 yards to 12,590 yardsgray w / green band, green markings, oneyellow band (Later manufacture have threegreen bands)Mulvaney’s Ordnance Technical Information System (MOTIS)Ordnance Techncial Data Sheetwww.uxoinfo.com

Reference: TM 43-0001-28, Army Ammunition Data Sheets, Artillery Ammunition, April 1977Mulvaney’s Ordnance Technical Information System (MOTIS)Ordnance Techncial Data Sheetwww.uxoinfo.com