The 105-millimeter antipersonnel round is the M494 cartridge with tracer. The M494 cartridge is shown in Figure
2-28. It is designed for close-in defense against massed personnel assaults and for offensive fire against
exposed enemy personnel. Its secondary use is against light armor and low-flying aircraft. The projectile consists
of an aluminum body and a steel base with a fuze and four detonators. The projectile contains flechettes and a
yellow dye marker. The cartridge case contains an electrically initiated primer. The color code for the M494
projectile is an olive-drab body with one yellow band, a row of white diamonds, and white markings. Its DODIC is
C519.
Figure 2-28. 105mm antipersonnel and smoke cartridges.
The 105-millimeter smoke round is the M416 WP smoke cartridge with tracer. It is shown in Figure 2-28. This
cartridge is designed to provide screening smoke or spotting fire with limited incendiary effects. The thin-walled,
steel projectile is cylindrical in shape. It has a
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