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CARTRIDGE, 40mm, PARACHUTE, WHITE STAR, M583A1; GREEN STAR, M661; RED STAR, M662 |
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| Illum comp:M583A1 M661 & M662, | |||
| Body and Overall Weight | |||
| , 0.49 pounds | |||
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| White with Black markings | |||
| Type of Round, DODIC | |||
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| Description: |
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| The cartridge is a fixed round of ammunition consisting of a projectile assembly and a cartridge case assembly. The projectile has a one piece, hollow aluminum body with a metal rotating band. A plastic ogive, embossed with a raised letter for night identification of payload, is snapped into an O-ring in the front opening of the projectile cavity. The cavity contains a pyrotechnic flare candle assembly, and an integral ignition/ejection charge attached to a 20-inch diameter parachute. The projectile has a 4- to 5-second delay ignition element crimped into the center opening of a metal delay carrier. |
| Use: |
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| Functioning: |
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| The weapon firing pin strikes the primer igniting the propelling charge. Gases from the burning propellant propels the projectile forward with the velocity required to reach burst altitude. The burning propellant also ignites the 5-second delay element in the base of the projectile. At the end of the delay, the delay element ignites the ejection charge. The ejection charge ignites the candle and blows the candle assembly out through the top of the projectile body. The candle burns for approximately 40-seconds. |
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| Data Source: |
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| TM 43-0001-28, Army Ammunition Data Sheets Artillery Ammunition Guns, Howitzers, Mortars, Recoilless Rifles, Grenade Launchers, and Artillery Fuzes, April 1977 |
| Munitions Tech Data Sheet: |
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| 40mm-PARACHUTE-M583A1.pdf |
