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84 mm ILLUMINATING FFV 545
GENERAL :This ammunition is fired from Gun 84 mm RCL Carl Gustaf from the shoulder. The cartridgecombines some of the characteristics of Rocket and Artillery ammunition in its design. Theammunition is of Swedish design.The illuminating round has been designed to meet the requirement for a very quick illuminationof target areas, offering facilities for all types of direct fired weapons and guided anti-tankweapons to engage, Armoured fighting vehicles, support weapons etc. The illuminating round isalso intended to facilitate for the sub-units of the battalion, supply of their own illumination of battle field, even continuous, when required. The ammunition is of the fixed type. The design of the ammunition parts and functioning are like Artillery components excepting that the rear endof the cartridge case is closed by a plastic blow out disc (base plate), which allows rearwardescape of the propellant gas so as to make the weapon recoilless and the ignition of thepropellant is by a side-located percussion cap and an igniter composition.
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