Description
This projectile is used to deliver submissiled antipersonnel mines fired from a 155mm howitzer and is called Area Denial Artillery Munitions (ADAM).
This projectile is of the separate loading type. The fuze, propelling charge, and primer are handled separate] . The projectile is provided with a fusible lifting plug in place of a fuze for handling. The lifting plug may be the yellow fusible type or the universal type. The plug must be replaced by a fuze before the projectile is loaded. The projectile contains a number of antipersonnel mines. The mines are contained by a base lug, with a left hand thread, which is screwed into the base of the projectile. An expulsion charge is contained in a cavity in the nose of the projectile to eject the mines. The expulsion charge can be a bagged expulsion charge assembly or the cylindrical plastic expulsion charge type. The metal rotating band near the base of the projectile is protected during storage and handling by a removable plastic grommet.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
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See Also
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Source(s)
TM 43-0001-28, Artillery Ammunition (chg 11, 2003)
