The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
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Biffoni,Ulysses John
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A mortar cartridge generates effective white or colored smoke obscuration with reduced adverse environmental impact and collateral damage and provides an improved drag assembly that reduces drift during projectile descent and improves targeting.
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What is claimed is: 1. A mortar cartridge assembly, comprising: a two part shell body having a payload compartment; a tailfin assembly positioned below said two part shell body; at least one external propellant charge positioned above said tailfin assembly; an ignition cartridge for igniting said p
What is claimed is: 1. A mortar cartridge assembly, comprising: a two part shell body having a payload compartment; a tailfin assembly positioned below said two part shell body; at least one external propellant charge positioned above said tailfin assembly; an ignition cartridge for igniting said propellant charge; a fuze positioned within said shell body; means for opening said two-part shell body while said mortar cartridge is airborne; a canister for containing and protecting a smoke producing composition and dimensioned to be releasably secured within said payload compartment such that when said two part shell opens said canister is released, wherein said canister comprises a cylinder having a top and a bottom and includes a reinforcing plate affixed to the bottom of said cylinder, and wherein said smoke producing composition comprises an organic smoke producing agent, an oxidizer, a fuel, and a binder; means for igniting said smoke producing composition in said smoke producing canister upon opening of said two-part shell body; and a drag assembly attached to said canister, said drag assembly comprising one or more ribbon streamers adapted to slow the descent of said canister and reduce drifting. 2. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein the drag assembly is adapted to generate a drag force for slowing down the canister from approximately 82 meters/sec to about 27 meters/sec. 3. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein the streamer is comprised of a plurality of nylon ribbons. 4. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein the streamer further comprises at least one grommet. 5. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein the streamer further comprises a spring pin for attachment to the canister. 6. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said organic smoke producing agent comprises an aliphatic or aromatic dicarboxylic acid. 7. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said binder comprises an organic compound. 8. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 7, wherein said binder comprises a polyvinyl alcohol. 9. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 7, wherein said binder comprises a polymerized sucrose. 10. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said smoke producing composition comprises a Terephthalic acid (TA) based smoke producing agent. 11. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said smoke producing composition comprises a mixture of 53 to 57 weight percent Terephthalic acid, 3 to 6 weight percent Magnesium Carbonate, 23 weight percent Potassium Chlorate, 1 to 3 weight percent Stearic Acid, 14 weight percent Sucrose, and 1 weight percent a Polyvinyl Alcohol binder. 12. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said smoke producing composition comprises a mixture of 53 to 57 weight percent Terephthalic acid, 3 to 6 weight percent Magnesium Carbonate, 23 weight percent Potassium Chlorate, 1 to 3 weight percent Stearic Acid, and 14 weight percent Sucrose, wherein 12% to 100% of the Sucrose is polymerized to become a binder. 13. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said smoke producing composition comprises between 70 to 100 weight percent Terephthalic acid (TA) and 30 to 0 weight percent pentaerythritol (PE). 14. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 13, wherein the TA and PE combined comprise 53 to 57 weight percent of the smoke producing composition, and the smoke producing composition further comprises 3 to 6 weight percent Magnesium Carbonate, 23 weight percent Potassium Chlorate, 1 to 3 weight percent Stearic Acid, 14 weight percent Sucrose, and 1 weight percent a Polyvinyl Alcohol binder. 15. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said smoke producing composition comprises a mixture of 70 to 100 weight percent Terephthalic acid (TA) and 30 to 0 weight percent pentaerythritol (PE), wherein the TA and PE together comprise 53 to 57 weight percent of the smoke producing composition, and wherein the smoke producing composition further comprises 3 to 6 weight percent Magnesium Carbonate, 23 weight percent Potassium Chlorate, 1 to 3 weight percent Stearic Acid, and 14 weight percent Sucrose, wherein 12% to 100% of the Sucrose is polymerized to become a binder. 16. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said smoke producing composition comprises a yellow smoke generating composition, which comprises a mixture of 40.2 to 43.2 weight percent Dye, Solvent Yellow 33, 20.5 to 24.5 weight percent Potassium Chlorate, 17.5 to 23.5 weight percent Magnesium Carbonate, 13.8-16.8 weight percent Sucrose, and not more than 2 weight percent a Polyvinyl Alcohol binder. 17. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said smoke producing composition comprises a yellow smoke generating composition which comprises a mixture of 40.2 to 43.2 weight percent Dye, Solvent Yellow 33, 20.5 to 24.5 weight percent Potassium Chlorate, 17.5 to 23.5 weight percent Magnesium Carbonate, and 13.8-16.8 weight percent Sucrose, wherein 12% to 100% of the Sucrose is polymerized to become a binder. 18. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said smoke producing composition comprises a green smoke generating composition which comprises a mixture of 12 to 13 weight percent Dye, Solvent Yellow 33, 28.5 to 30.5 weight percent Dye, Solvent Green 3, 23 to 26 weight percent Potassium Chlorate, 15 to 19 weight percent Magnesium Carbonate, 15.5-17.5 weight percent Sucrose, and not more than 2 weight percent a Polyvinyl Alcohol binder. 19. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said smoke producing composition comprises a green smoke generating composition which comprises a mixture of 12 to 13 weight percent Dye, Solvent Yellow 33, 28.5 to 30.5 weight percent Dye, Solvent Green 3, 23 to 26 weight percent Potassium Chlorate, 15 to 19 weight percent Magnesium Carbonate, and 15.5-17.5 weight percent Sucrose, wherein 12% to 100% of the Sucrose is polymerized to become a binder. 20. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said cartridge size is 120 mm. 21. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said smoke producing composition is formed into at least one consolidated element dimensioned to fit within the metal canister and comprising a longitudinal channel adapted to allow for smoke ventilation and to improve ignition reliability. 22. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 21, wherein said at least one consolidated element is in the shape of an annulus. 23. The mortar cartridge assembly of claim 1, wherein said canister further comprises a steel reinforcing plate affixed to the bottom of the cylinder; and an attachment stud affixed to a bottom surface of the steel reinforcing plate for attaching said drag assembly.
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