Description
Projectile M426 is used in 8-inch howitzer cannons to deliver and disperse casualty producing agents. When filled with VX agent, the projectile is also used to contaminate habitable areas and thus deny such areas to the enemy.
The projectile is a hollow steel forging, ballistically similar to the standard HE projectile M106. A tubular burster casing of this metal, containing a Composition B burster, occupies the center of the shell and seals in the agent. The remainder of the interior space is filled with 14.5 pounds of liquefied GB nonpersistent, or VX persistent gas, A threaded steel adapter provides a receptacle for a point-detonating or proximity fuze. For shipment and handling, an eyebolt lifting plug is installed in the fuze cavity of the adapter. A rotating band of gilding metal encircles the casing near the rear, and is protected by a grommet.
Functioning
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Hazardous Components
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Source(s)
Old Chemical Weapons and Related Materiel Reference Guide (2018)
Old Chemical Weapons Reference Guide (1998)
TM 9-1300-203, Artillery Ammunition (1967)
