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60 mm illuminating bomb ILL Mk1/Mk2
Region
Austria
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
This uses the same bomb body as the RP-S Mk2 Smoke bomb (qv) but is loaded with a flare canister and folded parachute. A time fuze causes the ejection system to function and blow off the nose of the bomb ejection the flare and parachute. (Mk2 in parentheses) Length: fuzed - 470 mm unfuzed - 406 mm Weight, unfuzed: 2.3 kg; (2.6 kg) Type of payload: parachute and flare Number of charges: P + 4, 640 mm barrel; (P + 5, 1,000 mm barrel) Fuze: time Max range: 1,760 m, in 640 mm barrel; 2,280 m, in 1,000 mm barrel -
range to point of ejection; (2,000 m, in 640 mm barrel; 3,300 m, in 1,000 mm barrel) Min range: 100 m, 640 mm barrel, P + 1 Muzzle velocity: 163 m/s; (250 m/s, 1,000 mm barrel) Chamber pressure: 450 bar (<540 bar - P + 5) Illuminating power: 400,000 cd Height of burst: 200 m Burning time: 35 s Rate of descent: 3-4 m/s Area illuminated: 1.13 km 2. Applications include HP mortar M6-111, M6-211, M6C and all usual 60 mm mortars.