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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–18 |
| CARTRIDGE, SIGNAL, SMOKE-FLASH-SOUND |
| GERMAN DESIGNATION: | R-Patrone |
| CARTRIDGE CASE MATERIAL: | Aluminum or gray-painted cardboard |
| MARKINGS: | Closing cap | Painted gray |
| Body | Gray-green band on aluminum type (Stencilled) Blue hair lines on cardboard type |
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| Base | Milled over half the circumference Gray circle on aluminum type (Stencilled) Cardboard type has unmarked brass base. |
| CALIBRE: | 1.04 inches |
| LENGTH: | 5.25 inches |
| WEIGHT: | 2.75 ounces |
| ACTION: |
Two seconds after firing, a short flash is produced, and then a loud bang and a puff or white smoke. |
| PERFORMANCE: | Delay before explosion | 2.5 seconds |
| Time of burning of stars |
| Vertical range | 250 feet |
| NOTES: |
The smoke-puff can be seen 3 miles. The cartridge is used chiefly as a train-ing device, e.g., by umpires to demote a shell burst. |