Signal Light Mk 2

Burning time, sec.

Candlepower

Use: Signal Light Mk 2 is used primarily as a distress signal.

Description: The cartridge, sometimes called the Very signal, is similar in appearance to a 10-gauge shotgun shell. The star charge is a tightly-packed cylinder of pyrotechnic material reinforced with wire and wrapped with quick match. The propelling charge is composed about 25 grains of black powder separated from the star charge by a hard felt pad.

Identification of the three types

Red Star - Paper wrapping is red; closing wad is corrugated.

White Star - Paper wrapping is white; closing wad has a small cone in the center.

Green Star - Paper wrapping is green; closing wad is smooth.

Operation: The Signal Pistol Mk 5 may be used, as well as the Hand Projector Mk 3 or Mk 4.

The primer ignites the propelling charge, expelling the star out of the projector and ig-niting the quick match, which ignites the star as it leaves the barrel and burns as it rises to a height of about 200 feet.

Figure 197. Signal Light Mk 2