HANDBOOK OF ENEMY AMMUNITION |
PAMPHLET No. 11 |
GERMAN MINES, GRENADES, GUN AMMUNITION AND MORTAR AMMUNITION |
GERMAN SMOKE BOX NO. 8 FOR H.E. SHELL |
(Rauchentwickler Nr. 8) |
Some details of this moke box were included in the description of the 7.5 cm Kw.K. H.E. cartridge in Pamphlet No. 4, page 32. |
The box consists of a bakelized cardboard cylindrical container 1.7 inches long and 1 inch in diameter, closed at the top and bottom by plastic discs. The composition weighs 28.3 grams and consists of:– |
Red phosphorus |
82.3 per cent |
Paraffin wax |
12.8 per cent |
Magnesium phosphates |
4.9 per cent |
In addition to the designation "Rauchentwickler Nr. 8", the label on the top of the box examined bore the date 1941. The composition differs from that given Pamphlet No. 4 by the substitution of magnesium phosphates for alumina. |