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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

STATUS – Evaluation

SERVICE – US Military

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