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60 mm smoke bomb (WP), M722
Region
United States
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament 60 mm M224 mortar and similar weapons. It can be fired from the M19 mortar at reduced charges: maximum charge 2 for training and charge 3 for combat. Development By US Army Ordnance. The most recent US Army procurement came in FY98 with the purchase of 9,000 rounds for US$2.4 million. Description The teardrop shaped cartridge has a point-detonating fuze, a burster charge, white phosphorus (WP) filler, a thin-walled shell, fin assembly, an ignition cartridge and four M204 horseshoe-type increment charges
surrounding the tail boom. The operating range is from 70 to 3,490 m. Manufacturer US government contractors.