|
SIGNALS, SMOKE, GROUND PARACHUTE, GREEN, M128A1; RED, M129A1; YELLOW, M194 |
|---|
 |
Filler and Weight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NA, 0 | |||
| Body and Overall Weight | |||
| Aluminum, 1.3 lb, 1.2 lb | |||
| Color | |||
| White label w/black markings. Each signal has a rocket barrel seal the color of the signal. | |||
| Type of Round, DODIC | |||
| NA, 1370-L324 |
| Description: |
|---|
| Parachute smoke signals consist of a parachutesuspended smoke composition element and a rocket motor propulsion assembly enclosed in a hand-held aluminum launching tube. The base of the tube contains a primer and an initiating charge. As shipped. the firing pin cap is assembled to the forward end and must he reversed for firing. Stabilizing fins on the rocket are folded parallel to the axis of the signal. An assembly bolt which also transfers the initiating charge flash to the propellant extends into the center of' the solid propellant filling the propulsion assembly. The parachute with suspension cord is packed on top of the smoke charge, and the tube end is sealed with a rocket barrel seal. A label specifying the firing procedure is affixed to the body of the signal. The principal difference is the color of smoke. |
| Use: |
|---|
| For day or night signaling. |
| Functioning: |
|---|
| When the firing cap is placed on the initiator end in preparation for firing the signal, the firing pin is aligned with the primer. Striking the primer with the firing pin fires the initiating charge to ignite the rocket propellant. As the rocket emerges from the launching tube, the fins extend for flight stability. Before rocket motor burnout at 200 feet, a delay charge ignites and burns for about 5 to 6 seconds, allowing the signal to reach an altitude of 700 to 750 feet. The expelling charge is ignited at delay burnout performing the two-fold function of expelling the smoke charge and parachute and at the same time, igniting the smoke composition. The parachute deploys to lower the smoke element slowly. The signal will produce smoke for 6 to 18 seconds leaving a high visible smoke cloud before burnout at 500 to 600 feet. |
| Munition Components: |
|---|
|
| Data Source: |
|---|
| TM 43-0001-37 Jan 1994 |
| Munitions Tech Data Sheet: |
|---|
