Smokes are used on the battlefield for signaling, for marking targets, and for screening troop movements. Many high-performance compositions are toxic or hazardous, while non-toxic alternatives offer sub-par performance. The environmentally benign compositions described herein use boron carbide as a pyrotechnic fuel to produce thick clouds of white smoke. Experimentation and thermodynamic modeling were used in conjunction to develop the compositions which were then evaluated both visually and by transmittance-based ...
Development of the XM152 red marker warhead and XM153 yellow marker warhead for the 2.75 inch Folding Fin Aircraft Rocket (FFAR) was successfully accomplished in eight weeks. This report presents the results of static tests conducted at Picatinny Arsenal and ballistic tests at other installations during this program and in related investigations. (Author)
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