40x46mm XM635 Yellow, Red, or Green Smoke Ground Cartridge
NAME – 40x46mm XM635 Yellow, Red, or Green Smoke Ground Cartridge
NAME (COMMON) – XM635 Yellow, Red, or Green Smoke Ground Cartridge
CALIBER – 40x46mmSR
TYPE – Low velocity pyrotechnic daytime ground smoke marker
YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1968
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA
IDENTIFYING COLOR CODE – Brown or Green anodized cartridge case with black ink lettering, White projectile body with yellow, Red, or Green cap.
CASE TYPE – M195 Semi-rimmed straight
CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 13.43 cm (5.288 in)
CASING LENGTH – 3 cm (1.18 in)
CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 41.2 mm (1.623 in)
CASE RIM DIAMETER – 43.60 mm (1.715 in)
PROJECTILE TYPE – Pyrotechnic carrier
PROJECTILE LENGTH – 10.95 cm (4.31 in)
PROJECTILE DIAMETER – 41.22 mm (1.623 in) at rotating band
PROJECTILE WEIGHT – 0.150 kg (5.29 oz)
POWDER WEIGHT – 0.330 g (5.09 grains)
FILLER – Yellow smoke composition contained in a phenolic-coated kraft paper cylinder
FILLER WEIGHT – 0.075 kg (2.65 oz)
FUZE TYPE – Pyrotechnic, initiated on firing
FUZE DELAY – 8 seconds
CASING WEIGHT – 0.045 kg (1.5 oz)
TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 0.195 kg (6.88 oz)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 76 m/s (250 fps)
NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 35.6 cm (14 in)
MAXIMUM RANGE – 300 m (328 yards) at 38⁰
EFFECT – Smoke charge burns for 90 to 120 seconds after ejection from projectile body creating a large cloud of yellow, red, or green smoke depending on filler
