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51 mm smoke bomb L2
Region
United Kingdom
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament UK 51 mm Mortar. Development Developed by RARDE to replace the 2 in mortar. Description This has the same shape as the HE bomb, a straight taper to the tail, but has a flat nose and is filled with a hexachloroethane smoke composition in four increments. At the rear of the body is a drilling which passes through to the cartridge container and holds a delay element. This is ignited by the propulsion cartridge which burns through with 5 seconds delay, which then ignites a priming element that in turn lights
the smoke composition. Pressure blows off the fin unit and allows the smoke to be emitted from the base of the bomb. Manufacturer BAE Systems , Royal Ordnance Division.