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81mm MORTAR ILL LR M515A1

Region
France
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
The round consists of a tubular steel bomb bodyand tail cone with a plastic obturating band,a time fuze and an aluminium tail assembly. It contains a black powder expelling charge,the illuminating flare and parachute. The tailassembly is fitted with the ignition cartridgeand the “horseshoe” type charge increments (2 for low pressure, 4 for medium pressure and 5 for high pressure mortars). Applications include for use with low, medium and high pressure81mm mortars (M1, M29/M29A1, M252/L16A1 and equivalents), for the
illumination of a specific point or area of operations.