Description
This projectile is used to deliver a concentration of antipersonnel/antimaterial grenades.
This Improved Conventional Munition (ICM) projectile is of the separate loading type. The fuze propelling charge, and primer are handled and loaded separately. The projectile is provided with a universal lifting plug in place of a fuze for handling. This plug must be replaced by a fuze before the projectile is loaded. The projectile contains 12 layers of grenades with 15 grenades in each layer. The grenades are contained by a base threaded into the projectile. For normal use, an expulsion charge is fitted in a cavity in the nose of the projectile to eject the grenades. If desired, this expulsion charge may be replaced by a spotting charge designed to detonate the entire projectile as if it were a bulk loaded HE projectile. 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
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Source(s)
TM 43-0001-28, Artillery Ammunition (chg 11, 2003)
