Diehl Munitionssysteme Gmbh & Co. Kg

Gerald Rieger

Hans Strauss

Manfred Schildknecht

Josef Schneider

Hans Pauly

Werner Scherer

A smoke shell () which includes a shell casing (), an ogive () fixed to the shell casing () and a base () releasably connected to the shell casing (). The ogive () has a time fuse () operatively connected to an ejection charge (). A number of smoke pots () are provided in the shell casing () adjoining each other and the base () and an ejection plate (). An ignitor charge () is mounted to the ejection plate () in the proximity of the ejection charge ().

Smoke shell

A fuse-less shell ( ) with a so-called pyrotechnic impact fuse achieves bore safety and safety in front of the bore by providing a spring-supported ball ( ) arranged in a central bore ( ) within a valve body ( ). The valve body ( ) separates an explosive charge ( ) at the shell side from an impact-sensitive firing charge ( ). The firing charge ( ) is disposed within a shell cap ( ) and surrounds a projection ( ), which acts as an anvil, of the valve body ( ).

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Nürnberg, Germany

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