| Over-all length: 22.25 inches. |
| Length of shell (less propellant container and nose plug): 18.75 inches. |
| Diameter of shell body: 1.75 inches. |
| Diameter of fins: 3.19 inches (81 mm). |
| Diameter of flare cylinder: 1.37 inches. |
| Length of flare cylinder: 7.75 inches. |
| Color: Unpainted galvanized steel body with a red wooden plug in the
nose. |
| Weapon in which used: Standard 81-mm smooth-bore mortars. |
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Description: This mortar shell resembles in construction the
81-mm H.E. parachute mor-tar shell; the only difference being in
dimensions. A thin sheet-metal tube containing the flare composition is
located before the ejection charge. Two parachute are packed in an inner
sleeve 5.5 inches long made in two longitudinal half sections and are
attached by means of 14-inch and 15-foot 3-inch cords, respectively, to an
eyebolt threaded into the forward end of the metallic flare composition.
The wooden nose plug is secured to the outer shell by two small nails.
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Operation: The operation of this shell is the same as the 81-mm
H.E. parachute mortar shell. The ejection charge ignites the flare
composition as it ejects the flare cylinder from the shell.
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Figure 307 – 81- Parachute-Flare Mortar. |
