TYPE – Low velocity pyrotechnic daytime arboreal smoke marker
YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1968
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA
IDENTIFYING COLOR CODE – Brown or Green anodized cartridge case with black ink lettering, light green projectile body with violet 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 – 0.161 kg (5.68 oz)
POWDER WEIGHT – 0.330 g (5.09 grains)
FILLER – Violet smoke composition contained in a phenolic-coated kraft paper cylinder attached to a 50.8 cm (20 inch) diameter “X” type ribbon parachute with a length of beaded chain
FILLER WEIGHT – 0.059 kg (2.08 oz)
FUZE TYPE – Pyrotechnic, initiated on firing
FUZE DELAY – 8 seconds
CASING WEIGHT – 0.045 kg (1.5 oz)
TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 0.206 kg (7.27 oz)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 76 m/s (250 fps)
NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 35.6 cm (14 in)
MAXIMUM RANGE – 91 m (300 feet) at 85⁰
EFFECT – Smoke charge burns for 90 seconds after ejection from projectile body creating a large cloud of violet smoke at treetop level
