Description
This projectile is fired from 155mm howitzers and is used to harass personnel by emitting CS irritant fumes.
The base-ejecting type projectile is a hollow steel shell containing five stacked canisters. Each canister is filled with approximately two pounds of CS- pyrotechnic mix and 0.81 ounce of starter mix. An expelling charge of 3.36 ounces of black powder in a plastic container is located in the nose of the projectile below the fuze cavity. A baffle plate with a central hole separates the expelling charge from the top canister. A central perforated tube runs through each canister to form a flash tube extending the length of the stack from the expelling charge to the base of the projectile. The base is a steel plug secured by three shear pins. An MTSQ fuze is used with this projectile. For shipment and handling, a lifting plug is installed in the fuze cavity. A gilding metal rotating band and a plastic obturating band encircle the projectile near the base, and are protected by a grommet for shipment and handling.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
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Source(s)
TM 43-0001-28, Artillery Ammunition (chg 11, 2003)
TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)
