84mm Illuminating FFV 545

This ammunition is fired from Gun mm RCL Carl Gustaf from the shoulder.The cartridge combiness some of the characteristics of Rocket and Artillery ammunition in its design. The ammunition is of Swedish design.

The illuminating round has designed to meet the requirement for a very quick illumination of target a reas, offering facilities for all types of direct fired weapons and guided anti-tank weapons to engage, Armoured fighting vehicles, support weapons etc.the illuminating round is also intended to faciliate for the sub-units of the battalion to supply 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 end of the cartridge case is closed by a plastic blow out disc(base plate),while alloes rearward escape of the propellant gas so as to make the weapion recoilless and the ignition of the propellant is by a side-located percussion cap and an igniter composition.

The cartridge case is made of light aluminium alloy drawn to specification BS-1470 Grade 6082 TF or IS 736 Grade 64439 WP.Atthe rear of the cartridge case, it is formed with a flange which is cut away over a length to take a guide while loading the round in thegun. At about 90 degrees from the cut away flange a hole with two diameters is provided on the body of the cartridge case to take the percussion cap. The shell body is made of light aluminium alloy to speccification BS 1474 Grade 2014A or IS 736 Grade 64430WP. The shell body accommodates the canister illuminating candle and the parachute assemly.The shell also accommodates the time combustion fuze FFV 64C, at the nose. The shell base is made up of light alloy with six equispaced circumferential holes to fix the base plate and body together with fixing screws.The shell is spin stablished. Propellant NGB 204 is a ballistite propellant. This ammunition is manufactured to Government of India, Ministry of Defence Specification No. CQA 3815 and drawing number F1301-055361 K.

SPECIFICATIONS

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Total length of ammunition                   : 450mm 

Total mass of ammunition                     : 3.1Kg

Mass of projectile                           : 2.2Kg

Mass of propellant(ACM)                      : 0.4 Kg

Mass of illuminating composition             : 0.5 Kg 

Explosive filling in primer cap              : 0.13 gms.
(Comp. Z2A &   Zirconiumm) 

Explosive filling in igniter                 : 15 gms. 
(Comp.Z47B & NC 110) 

Explosive filling in fuze                    : 17.68 gms.

Net explosive content                        : 932.81 gms.

Muzzle velocity                              : 260 m/s

Practical max. range of burst                : 2100 m (approx)

Practical min. range of burst                : 300 m(approx)

Height of burst                              : 200 m(approx)

Illuminated area,diameter                    : 400-500 m(approx)

Rate of desent                               : 6 50 000 cd

Burning time                                 : 30 seconds(avg)

HAZARD CLASSIFICATION

Cartridge is classified in                   : G Compatibility group

Hazard division                              : 1.2

Fire fighting class                          : 2

U N  No.                                     : 0171