GERMAN CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIAL |
Part I - GROUND WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION |
Section Q - SIGNAL PISTOLS AND AMMUNITION |
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. |