Description
This cartridge is fired in the 60mm M224 mortar in the Lightweight Company System and is used for spotting purposes.
The complete round consists of a projectile body, a point detonating/delay fuze, a burster charge, a fin assembly, four increments of propellant charge, an ignition cartridge and obturating ring. The body is filled with White Phosphorus.
Hazardous Components
Filler - WP
Burster - M85
Primer - Percussion, M32
Ignition cartridge - M702
Propellant charge - M204
See Also
Burster, M85
Source(s)
TM 43-0001-28, Artillery Ammunition (chg 11, 2003)
