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120 mm illuminating bomb, M91
Region
United States
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament M120 120 mm mortar. Development By Soltam to support US fielding of their 120 mm mortar system. This was a standard Israeli illumination round but fitted with the German DM30 mechanical time fuze. A very limited quantity were manufactured in Israel and purchased by the US Army prior to development of the XM930/M983 illumination rounds. Description The round consists of a steel body and tail cone assembly, an illuminating candle and parachute assembly, a time fuze with a built-in expelling charge, a fin
assembly, propellant charge and an ignition cartridge with percussion primer. The nose of the thin walled steel tubing body is fitted with a steel adaptor and internally threaded to accept the fin assembly, and is attached to the body tube with eight equally spaced shear pins. The illuminant assembly, consisting of a first-fire charge and an illuminant charge, is contained in an aluminium case and attached to the parachute with a glass fibre suspension line. Manufacturer US government contractors.