TYPE – Low velocity hand or launcher fired burning-type CS Tear Gas round
YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1968
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA
IDENTIFYING COLOR CODE – Light green case and launcher cap, launcher body with 3.2mm (0.125 inch) brown band, markings in white on green decal, tan rim adapter, black tape securing firing cap to body
CASE TYPE – Semi-rimmed straight with 6 notches in rim
CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 21.6 cm (8.5 in)
CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 39.55 mm (1.56 in)
CASE RIM DIAMETER – 39.35 mm (1.55 in)
RIM ADAPTER DIAMETER – 43.30 mm (1.70 in)
PROJECTILE TYPE – Burning-type, red smoke expelling butyl rubber projectile
PROJECTILE LENGTH – 17.8 cm (7 in)
PROJECTILE DIAMETER – 36.63 mm (1.442 in)
PROJECTILE WEIGHT – 0.210 kg (7.41 oz)
POWDER WEIGHT – 0.50 g (7.72 grains) black powder
FILLER – Red smoke pyrotechnic mixture
FILLER WEIGHT – 0.10 kg (3.53 oz)
FUZE TYPE – Pyrotechnic, ignited on firing
FUZE DELAY – 3 to 6 seconds
CASING WEIGHT – 0.13 kg (4.59 oz)
TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 0.34 kg (12 oz)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 76 m/s (130 fps)
NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 35.6 cm (14 in)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 70 m (77 yards)
MAXIMUM RANGE – 100 m (109 yards)
EFFECT – Red smoke cloud
AREA OF EFFECT – 35 m2 (44 yards2) by 2 m (6.5 feet) thick
