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60 mm smoke bomb M302A1 and M302A2
Region
United States
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament 60 mm M19 , M224 and other mortars. Development By US Ordnance Department. Description This is a short cylindrical bomb with welded steel fins at the end of the tapered rear section of the body. The head is closed by an adaptor carrying a burster tube which contains an M19 Burster Charge. The body cavity is filled with White Phosphorus (WP) smoke mixture. The ignition cartridge is pressed into the tail boom and four increment charges are clipped between the fins. Excessive short rounds may occur when this
round is fired at temperatures below 18ºC. Manufacturer US government contractors.