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  2. Flare - Wikipedia

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    A flare, also sometimes called a fusée, fusee, or bengala, [1] [2] bengalo [3] in several European countries, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a bright light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for distress signaling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures in civilian and military applications. Flares may be ground ...

  3. Battlefield illumination - Wikipedia

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    During the Korean War and the Vietnam War, US ground forces used the M127A1 White Star Signal Flare Parachute to illuminate the jungle in forward positions. A modern LUU-2B flare at 1,000 feet altitude illuminates the ground at 5 lux in a radius of 1500 feet. Burn time is 4–5 minutes.

  4. Blue light (pyrotechnic signal) - Wikipedia

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    Blue light. Blue light is an archaic signal, the progenitor of modern pyrotechnic flares.Blue light consists of a loose, chemical composition burned in an open, hand-held hemispherical wooden cup, and so is more akin to the flashpan signals of the Admiral Nelson era than the modern, encased signal flares, which are often launched by mortar or rifle and suspended by parachute.

  5. United States 40 mm grenades - Wikipedia

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    The parachute is designed to create a seven-feet-per-second descent, while the flare itself has a 40-second burn time. [2] The XM695 was never standardized. Also, because of the development in the United States military of complex night-fighting tactics, an illumination cartridge for use with night vision equipment, that illuminates in the ...

  6. Fallschirm Leuchtpatrone - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of the Fallschirm Leuchtpatrone was for battlefield illumination with a secondary signal flare role. The projectile had a light alloy shell case, with a threaded insert in the base for a percussion cap, inside the case was a propelling charge, delay fuze, parachute, illumination star, and bakelite nose cone. When fired the ...

  7. Distress signal - Wikipedia

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    A distress signal, also known as a distress call, is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help. Distress signals are communicated by transmitting radio signals, displaying a visually observable item or illumination, or making a sound audible from a distance.

  8. List of 40 mm grenades - Wikipedia

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    Illumination/signal flare, parachute star [14] (white flare) Flare grenade with parachute for illumination and signaling. [14] M585 Illumination/signal flare, cluster star [15] (white flare) Grenade containing five nose-ejected, free-falling pyrotechnic star pellets used for signaling. [15] Missing image M661

  9. Parachute flare - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 20 June 2023, at 15:56 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may ...

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