Description
The 8-inch M650 projectile is a high-explosive, rocket-assisted round with extended range capability. It is intended to be employed against personnel and materiel targets at ranges in excess of those currently attainable with the standard M106 projectile.
This projectile consists of three major components; an ogive, the warhead, and a solid propellant rocket motor. The three components thread together to form a streamlined projectile. The aluminum ogive section contains a spitback booster assembly at the base of the fuze well and will accept fuzes of the shallow cavity type. The high fragmentation steel warhead is filled with TNT explosive. A Composition A5 booster pellet is located in the center of the TNT filler at the forward end of the warhead. The alloy steel rocket motor section contains the solid propellant rocket motor grain and delay ignition assembly. A rocket cap is threaded onto the nozzle exit cone at the base of the rocket motor. The rocket motor is encircled with a copper welded overlay rotating band, which is backed up by a nylon obturating band. The projectile is fitted with a lifting plug at the nose and grommet which protects the rotating band during shipping and handling.
Functioning
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Hazardous Components
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Source(s)
TM 43-0001-28, Artillery Ammunition (chg 11, 2003)
