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155mm LU 215 ILLUM
Region
France
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
MISSION The LU 215 ILLUM is an illuminating 155mm shell belonging to the 52 caliber shell family. The payload operates in the visible spectrum. This projectile is fired by 155mm howitzers and is used to illuminate the battlefield at night or during other conditions of reduced visibility. DESCRIPTION The projectile consists of a carrier shell induding a base bleed. It integrates an illuminatory candle which is ejected from the carrier shell through a two stage ejection process. A programmable time fuze is used to
trigger the ejection. The burning candle, suspended below the main parachute then illuminates the target area whilst descending slowly. With the main parachute opened, the illuminant candle descends at around 5 m/s and producing approximately 1,200,000 candelas. A more than 600m diameter is effectively illuminated (≥ 3.4 Lux) during 80 seconds. PERFORMANCES PACKAGING 12 projectiles per pallet