Unidentified Japanese Ordnance-Related Items - HELP ! !

[GREG E.]

I picked up these two items yesterday and I would like to kindly ask fellow forum members for some help in identifying them and also to understand the meaning of the various lines of "text."

Are the two pieces "related" or not really?

Thanks in advance for any input.

[GREG E.]

Unidentified Japanese Ordnance-Related Items - 2

I apologize if I have posted these images upside-down. Kanji characters are really not my specialty!

[GREG E.]

Unidentified Japanese Ordnance-Related Items - 3

It may look like a condom, but I know that it's not!

[Bill Grist]

The yellow tube is for a 20 mm Army AA gun round and I beleive the silk bag is for a 37mm AT round... I have posted some of the 20mm rounds and tubes....BILL

[chen]

1. 98 style
2.high altitude
3.machine fun
4.ammo
5.100
6.style
7. something related to light
8.self explode
9.ammo.
10.ammo tube
11.Showa
12.17
13.year
14.2
15.month

[chen]

1.Tokyo
2.no.1
3.army
4.army manufacture
5. no.3
6. manufacture company

[chen]

1.no.1 style
2.motorized
3.47
4.?
5.trial made
6.tank
7.16

[GREG E.]

Thank you !

Thank you, both Bill and "chen" - your input is appreciated.

Is there any possibility that the silk bag contained only the charge (i.e. - gunpowder) for a tank projectile? Or do you think it actually housed the complete tank or anti-tank round?

What possible purpose could there be for a silk sleeve like this? I mean, it sure doesn't offer much protection...

[blinky]

Greg
The silk bag contained the powder and was stuffed in the shell casing.