False Target Can Mk 2 Mod 0

Length, inches

19.3

Diameter, inches

3.0

Use: False Target Can Mk 2 Mod 0 has the same use as False Target Shell Mk 1 Mod 0.

Description: Generally similar to the False Target Shell Mk 1 Mod 0, this can is a tube of sheet steel sealed at both ends, containing nine metal cups filled with a lithium hydri-de composition. These cups can be released individually at any desired rate when used with the new hydraulic-type air-operated signal ejector. The cups are separated by alu-minum discs, and a one-inch metal spacer separates the end caps of the outer tube from the top and bottom inner cups. Tear strips are provided at either end to open the can.

Operation: The tear strips, the end caps, the spacers on either end are removed, with the can in a horizontal position to prevent dropping one of the cups. Insert one end into the breech of the ejector about one inch. Put a rammer in the other end of the can and push the cups toward the muzzle of the ejector, until the spring detent near the top of the barrel drops behind the last cup. Remove the empty tube. Place the firing valve on "Vent". Close the breech door and flood the barrel from the sea through the flood line, al-lowing air to escap through the vent line. When no air escape the vent or firing valve, close these valves and open the muzzle door. Make the pressure in the volume tank 50 pounds greater than sea pressure, and throw the firing valve into the "Fire" position.

Figure 221. False Target Can Mk 2 Mod 0