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81 mm RP smoke bomb M819
Region
United States
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament M252 81 mm mortar and similar weapon systems. Development By US Army Ordnance as an improvement on previous models. It is the standard smoke/obscurant 81 mm round for the US Army. When pyrophoric effect is required the M375A3 (WP) is used. Description The complete round consists of an MTSQ fuze with an expulsion charge, a projectile containing red phosphorus smoke pellets, a propelling charge comprised of four horseshoe type propellant increments, a fin assembly, and an ignition cartridge with integral
percussion primer.