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| U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| PART 1 - PROJECTILES, PROPELLANT, AND PROECTILE FUZES |
| Chapter 4 - PRIMERS AND TRACERS |
| Section 3 - TRACERS |
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Mk 6 Mods 0 and 1 |
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Over-all length, inches |
2.45 |
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Diameter of head, inches |
0.939 |
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Starter pyrotechnic |
Barium peroxide and magnesium powder |
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Illuminant |
Red - strontium nitrate, ammonium perchlo-rate, magnesium powder, charcoal, and linseed oil |
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White - barium nitrate, barium peroxide, magnesium powder, aluminum powder, and wax |
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Colors |
Mod 0 - red and white |
| Mod 1 - orange | |
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Projectile used in |
Mod 0 - with adapter in 5"/25 A.A. Common Projectiles Mk 28 and 5"/38 A.A: Common Projectiles Mk 31, blind-loaded for target practice |
| Mod 1 - with adapter in 4"/50 Common Pro-jectiles Mk 6 Mod 6 and Mk 10 Mods 1 to 3 and 5"/51 Common Projectiles Mk 15 Mods 5 and 13, blind-loaded for target preactice. |
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Propellant gases burn through the celluloid disc and ignites the starter mixture, which fires the illuminant. |
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Figure 112. Tracers (not proportionate size) |
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