Weight of projectile
43.2 kg (as fired)
Weight of filling
6.62 kg TNT
Fuze
PDM 557 or MTSQM 582A1
Propelling charge:
Single base propellant M1
Green bag
M3A1
White bag
M4A2
Charge 8
M119A2
Primer
Percussion type MK 2A4 or M-82
Performance (CHG-8, GUN M-198)
Muzzle velocity
684 metres/sec
Pressure
2214 kg/sq. xm.
Range
1,8000 metres
Chamber pressures for performance proof tests:
Strength
2870 + 50 kg/sq. cm.
Charge stability
Detonation
2560 kg/sq. cm.
8 shells packed in a pallet.
Propellant charges supplied in steel container.
Colour & marking
Service brown with yellow/white stencilling