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| GERMAN CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIAL |
| Part I - GROUND WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION |
| Section Q - SIGNAL PISTOLS AND AMMUNITION |
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I–Q–15 |
| CARTRIDGE, SIGNAL, RED STARS w/T |
| GERMAN DESIGNATION: | Sternbündelpatrone rot mit rotem Vorsignal |
| CARTRIDGE CASE MATERIAL: | Aluminum |
| MARKINGS: | Closing cap | Painted white with 6 radial projections |
| Body |
Band of 6 red dots (Stencilled) |
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| Base |
Milled over the whole circumference. Circle of 6 red dots (Stencilled) |
| CALIBRE: | 1.04 inches |
| LENGTH: | 5.25 inches |
| WEIGHT: | 4.5 ounces |
| ACTION: |
The inner container is expelled and the red tracer ignites immediatelly on firing and after 2 seconds, six red stars are expelled from the container. |
| PERFORMANCE: | Time of burning of tracer | 2 seconds |
| Time of burning of stars | 4 to 6 seconds |
| Vertical range | 250 to 300 feet |
| NOTES: |
The signal can be seen 1,5 miles. |