Name: Shell 105 mm FD Marker L37A1/A2 and L38A1/A2
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<h2>Armament</h2><p>RO Defence 105 mm L118 Light Gun; FV433 Abbot; RDM 105 mm M101/37 .</p><h2>Development</h2><p>Originally developed for the 105 mm L13A1 ordnance used on the Vickers Defence Systems FV433 Abbot self-propelled gun, the L37A1/A2 and L38A1/A2 Marker projectile series is now used with the RO Defence 105 mm L118 Light Gun as the Abbot has been withdrawn from service by the British Army. The only difference between the 105 mm Marker L37A1/A2 and L38A1/A2 is that the L37 projectiles emit red smoke and the L38 projectiles emit orange smoke. The main producers of this round are RO Defence, Ammunition Division. In July 1995, the Spanish Army ordered 56 L118 Light Guns from Royal Ordnance (now BAE Systems , RO Defence). Ammunition for these guns is loaded, assembled and packed in Spain by EXPAL SA and SANTA BARBARA. RO Defence 105 mm Light Guns are in service in at least 18 countries. Well over 1,000 units have been produced. It should be noted that the 105 mm Light Guns deployed by the US Army are of the M119A1 standard with a L119 ordnance firing ammunition of the 105 mm HE M1 family.</p><h2>Description</h2><p>Intended for use as target markers, these 105 mm Marker projectiles are identical apart from their fillings. They are also matched ballistically to the 105 mm L31 HE projectiles. The shell has a steel body with a single driving band. The fuze cavity in the nose leads into a cavity with a distance-piece at its forward end. The distance-piece has a paper tube liner containing the RDX/WX8 exploder and two paper discs. Behind the distance-piece and separated from it by a millboard washer is the main filling, separated from the baseplate by more millboard discs. There are two steel baseplates, of different diameters and with external screw threads, separated by a copper disc. The main filling is in two parts. The forward (main) part consists of 1.19 kg of a PETN/wax dye smoke composition in the form of prepressed pellets. These are located forward of the driving band. The lower part consists of a 269.3 g pellet of wax/dye smoke composition. On the 105 mm Marker L37A1 and L38A1 the threads on the inner and outer baseplates lack a coating of a rubber sealing compound which is applied to the same threads on the L37A2 and L38A2. On the 105 mm Marker L37A1 and L37A2 the front (main) filling is Composition PN 740 which produces red smoke. On the L38A1 and L38A2 the front (main) filling is Composition PN 641 M or PN 867 producing orange smoke. In both cases the explosive element is PETN. The Charge system is assembled in brass cartridge cases, Normal (L35A1/A2) with five increments and Super (L36A2/A3), a unitary charge. Ignition is by an electric primer ( L10A1 ) fitted in the cartridge base. Range performance is as follows: Charge 1 (L35A1/A2) - 2,500 to 5,700 m Charge 2 (L35A1/A2) - 2,700 to 7,200 m Charge 3 (L35A1/A2) - 5,900 to 9,500 m Charge 4 (L35A1/A2) - 7,900 to 12,200 m Charge 5 (L35A1/A2) - 15,300 m Super Charge (L36A2/A3) - 17,200 m. Minimum ranges with Charge 1 and 2 require L1A1 spoiler rings to be fitted to the nose of the shell. Also available is the Cartridge 105 mm FD Training L45A1. See separate entry for details.</p><h2>Authorised fuzes</h2><p>L32 and L106 PD and Graze or L27 VT. When the L27 fuze is used the exploder and paper discs must be removed Equivalent rounds INDIA</p><p>INDIA</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Indian Ordnance Factory</p><p>Dehu Road, Pune</p><p>Type: Shell 105 mm lFG BE Smoke Marker</p><p>Description: Fitted with MT No 213 fuze. Contains four smoke canisters. Available for blue, orange</p><p>and red smoke. Maximum range given as 11,000 m</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Indian Ordnance Factory, Khamaria</p><p>Jabalpur</p><p>Type: Shell 105 mm lFG BE Smoke Marker</p><p>Description: Fitted with MT No 213 Mk 5 fuze. Contains four smoke canisters. Available for blue,</p><p>orange and red smoke. Maximum range given as 11,000 m</p>

The Shell 105 mm FD Marker L37A1/A2 and L38A1/A2 is intended for use as target markers, these 105 mm Marker projectiles are identical apart from their fillings. They are also matched ballistically to the 105 mm L31 HE projectiles. The shell has a steel body with a single driving band. The fuze cavity in the nose leads into a cavity with a distance-piece at its forward end. The distance-piece has a paper tube liner containing the RDX/WX8 exploder and two paper discs. Behind the distance-piece and separated from it by a millboard washer is the main filling, separated from the baseplate by more millboard discs. There are two steel baseplates, of different diameters and with external screw threads, separated by a copper disc. The main filling is in two parts. The forward (main) part consists of 1.19 kg of a PETN/wax dye smoke composition in the form of prepressed pellets. These are located forward of the driving band.

The lower part consists of a 269.3 g pellet of wax/dye smoke composition. On the 105 mm Marker L37A1 and L38A1 the threads on the inner and outer baseplates lack a coating of a rubber sealing compound which is applied to the same threads on the L37A2 and L38A2. On the 105 mm Marker L37A1 and L37A2 the front (main) filling is Composition PN 740 which produces red smoke. On the L38A1 and L38A2 the front (main) filling is Composition PN 641 M or PN 867 producing orange smoke. In both cases the explosive element is PETN. The Charge system is assembled in brass cartridge cases, Normal (L35A1/A2) with five increments and Super (L36A2/A3), a unitary charge. Ignition is by an electric primer ( L10A1 ) fitted in the cartridge base. Range performance is as follows: Charge 1 (L35A1/A2) - 2,500 to 5,700 m Charge 2 (L35A1/A2) - 2,700 to 7,200 m Charge 3 (L35A1/A2) - 5,900 to 9,500 m Charge 4 (L35A1/A2) - 7,900 to 12,200 m Charge 5 (L35A1/A2) - 15,300 m Super Charge (L36A2/A3) - 17,200 m. Minimum ranges with Charge 1 and 2 require L1A1 spoiler rings to be fitted to the nose of the shell. Also available is the Cartridge 105 mm FD Training L45A1. See separate entry for details.

Shell 105 mm FD Marker L37A1/A2 and L38A1/A2

Shell 105 mm FD Marker L37A1/A2 and L38A1/A2

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