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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 8 Mod 0 (Obsolete) |
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Over-all length, inches |
2.12 |
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Diameter of head, inches |
0.925 |
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Starter pyrotechnic |
Barium peroxide and magnesium powder |
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Projectile used in |
40-mm A.A. |
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Operation: The cap holder, when the shell is fired, sets back, thus overcoming the stirrup spring, and forces itself against the anvil, igniting the tracer and initiating its ac-tion, and blowing out the sealing disc abaft the anvil. |
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Figure 112. Tracers (not proportionate size) |
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