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81 mm smoke bomb
Region
Germany
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament Any 81 mm mortar, though more particularly for high-pressure types such as the UK L16A1 . Development By Buck GmbH for general use. Description The steel bomb body is cylindrical; the nose is closed by an adaptor which carries a burster container and into which the fuze is screwed. The rear end of the body has a plastic obturating ring in a groove and is closed by a coned section to which the light-alloy tailboom and fin unit is screwed. The burster contains a small explosive charge and the remainder of
the cavity is filled with a Red Phosphorus (RP) smoke mixture. The tail tube contains a primary cartridge, secondary charges in horseshoe form and can be fitted around the tailboom. Manufacturer Buck Werke GmbH & Co.