Description
The purpose of this round is to screen enemy positions with smoke. Burning smoke candles are ejected from the projectile during flight which fall only slightly short of the shell. Components of a complete round, as fired, are as follows:
The projectile with M54 Combination Time and Superquick Fuze. The construction and function are the same as for the M84 Projectile used with 105-mm howitzers.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
See Also
Source(s)
TM 9-1300-203, Artillery Ammunition (1967)
TM 9-1904, Ammunition Inspection Guide (1944)
