SURFACE PYROTECHNICS AND PROJECTORS |
Chapter 5 - SUBMARINE PYROTECHNICS |
Submarine Identification Flares Mk 11 and Mods 1 and 2 |
90. Submarine Identification Flares Mk 11 and Mods are similar in all respects to Submar-ine Identification Flares Mk 10 and Mods, except that the Flares Mk 11 burn intermittent-ly, while Flares Mk 10 burn continously. |
Instructions for the operation, stowage, and safety precautions applicable to Submarine Identification Flare Mk 10, apply to Submarine Identification Flare Mk 11 and Mods. |
(a) Submarine Identification Flare Mk 11 is marked with RED mark and burns in four incre-ments of ten seconds with a RED flare and with fice-second blackouts between the first, second, third, and fourth ten-second periods of burning. |
(b) Submarine Identification Flare Mk 11 Mod 1 is marked GREEN and burns exactly as in (a) above, except that the signal light will be GREEN. |
(c) Submarine Identification Flare Mk 11 Mod 2 is similar for those above in (a) and (b), except that it is marked YELLOW and burns with a YELLOW flame. |
Packing |
91. Submarine Identification Flare Mk 11 is packed in wood containers similar to those in which Submarine Identification Flare Mk 10 is packed. Each flare is marked for identifica-tion. |
Figure 35. – Submarine Identification Flares Mks 10, 11, and 12, and Mods |
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