Description
The M4A2 floating smoke pot is a metal container, 12 inches in diameter by 13 inches high. The lower third of the pot contains 23 1/2 to 27 1/2 pounds of HC smoke mixture. A waterproof outer cover secured to the pot by a quick-release clamp keeps moisture out of the pot and protects the fuze. A steel carrying handle is attached to the outer cover. A dish shaped inner cover covers the filling and provides a mounting for a fuze adapter. Three vent holes in the inner cover are covered with adhesive tape. A steel handle is attached to the inner cover for carrying the smoke pot after the outer cover has been removed.
Starter mixture in a plastic cup is embedded in the smoke mixture. The filling is separated from the air chamber above it by a plastic closure disk held in place by a metal retainer.
The M207A1 floating smoke pot fuze is screwed into the fuze adapter in the inner cover. An igniter tube extends downward from the lower end of the fuze adapter to the starter mixture.
See Also
Source(s)
TM 3-300, Ground Chemical Munitions (1956)
