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Ammunition Storage on Type IX
Posted by:
Scott
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Date: February 14, 2002 09:12PM
A relatively larger amount of ammunition was carried. Magazines were installed, provided with appropriate fittings for the material stowed therein and were arranged to permit air circulation and to permit flooding. Air can be drawn from the magazines into the exhaust duct of the compartment ventilating system.
Ammunition:
Ammunition originally provided was as follows:
a).in magazine No.1 below the contro room
152 rounds of 105mm
3200 rounds of 20mm (100 per box)
6000 rounds of 8mm (1500 per box)
12 spare 20mm magazines (2 per box)
b). in magazine No.2 below the galley
66 rounds of 105mm
700 rounds of 20mm
c). Conning Tower
3 - 20mm magazines
d). Superstructure
32 rounds of 105mm
e). Within the fairwater
2 containers with small arms ammunition
1 cartridge chest with 768 round automatic pistol and 360 rounds of Mauser pistol ammunition.
When the 37mm gun was placed on board, stowage in both magazines was altered to provide stowage for 37mm ammunition boxes.
When the arrangement of guns was again altered to one 37mm gun and two 20mm guns, and other varaiations on that arrangement (some vessels had twin 37mm or 40mm guns in lieu of the single 37mm), the ammunition carried was modified accordingly. According to NAVTECHMISEU report 312-45 the ammunition carried was then 2625 rounds for the single 37mm gun and 8500 rounds for the two twin 20mm guns.
Ammunition Handling
No special ammunition handling devices were provided. All handling was by hand through normal hatches.
Magazines
Magazines were cork insulated, fitted with wooden lining and duunage as necessary to insure fitted stowage, and were arranged to permit flooding.
The stowage arrangement included simple keeper bars for each layer of boxes, with a socket for one end and a pocket for the other end of each bar.
In addition stowage for empy machine gun magazines were fitted. The one stowage plan available, Stowage Fittings in Magazine No.2 (Staugeruste in Munitionskammer 2) Plan No.SII08002, alt. 2 dated 10 August 1943 shows stowage for 11 magazines (20 rounds per magazine), 40 boxes of 20mm ammunition (100 rounds per box, and three cans of demolition charges (4 charges per can).
Ventalation consists of a pipe to the compartment air exhaust duct.
Small Arms
Small arms listed in the general information book are as follows:
2 Mark 98 rifles
6 Mauser Pistols
5 Bayonets
These are all stowed in racks in the wardroom
I hope this helps in some small way to understand the Type IX boats.
Ammunition:
Ammunition originally provided was as follows:
a).in magazine No.1 below the contro room
152 rounds of 105mm
3200 rounds of 20mm (100 per box)
6000 rounds of 8mm (1500 per box)
12 spare 20mm magazines (2 per box)
b). in magazine No.2 below the galley
66 rounds of 105mm
700 rounds of 20mm
c). Conning Tower
3 - 20mm magazines
d). Superstructure
32 rounds of 105mm
e). Within the fairwater
2 containers with small arms ammunition
1 cartridge chest with 768 round automatic pistol and 360 rounds of Mauser pistol ammunition.
When the 37mm gun was placed on board, stowage in both magazines was altered to provide stowage for 37mm ammunition boxes.
When the arrangement of guns was again altered to one 37mm gun and two 20mm guns, and other varaiations on that arrangement (some vessels had twin 37mm or 40mm guns in lieu of the single 37mm), the ammunition carried was modified accordingly. According to NAVTECHMISEU report 312-45 the ammunition carried was then 2625 rounds for the single 37mm gun and 8500 rounds for the two twin 20mm guns.
Ammunition Handling
No special ammunition handling devices were provided. All handling was by hand through normal hatches.
Magazines
Magazines were cork insulated, fitted with wooden lining and duunage as necessary to insure fitted stowage, and were arranged to permit flooding.
The stowage arrangement included simple keeper bars for each layer of boxes, with a socket for one end and a pocket for the other end of each bar.
In addition stowage for empy machine gun magazines were fitted. The one stowage plan available, Stowage Fittings in Magazine No.2 (Staugeruste in Munitionskammer 2) Plan No.SII08002, alt. 2 dated 10 August 1943 shows stowage for 11 magazines (20 rounds per magazine), 40 boxes of 20mm ammunition (100 rounds per box, and three cans of demolition charges (4 charges per can).
Ventalation consists of a pipe to the compartment air exhaust duct.
Small Arms
Small arms listed in the general information book are as follows:
2 Mark 98 rifles
6 Mauser Pistols
5 Bayonets
These are all stowed in racks in the wardroom
I hope this helps in some small way to understand the Type IX boats.
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Ammunition Storage on Type IX
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Scott | 02/14/2002 09:12PM |