Star Rifle Light Without Parachute. Part 4

Description

This section is from the book "Military Pyrotechnics", by Henry B. Faber. Also available from Amazon: Military Pyrotechnics.

Star Rifle Light Without Parachute. Part 4

One-Green-Star Light

The only difference between the one-red-star light and the one-green-star light is in the composition and in the form of the tin identification cap. The composition for the one-green-star light consists of-

	Percent.
Barium chlorate...............	90
Powdered orange shellac................	10

The tin identification cap has a smooth convex contour with one small projection expanded on its surface.

Three-Green-Star Light

This is similar to the three-red-star light, with the exception that the composition is -

	Percent
Barium chlorate......................	90
Ground orange shellac ....................	10

The identification cap has a convex container with three small projections expanded on its surface.

Six-Green-Star Light

This is similar to the six-red-star light, with the exception that the composition consists of -

	Percent
Barium chlorate....................	___ 90
Powdered orange shellac..................	10

The tin identification cap resembles that of the three-star green and has six projections.

Gandlepower

The candlepower of the one-green-star light should be 350 to 400; the three-green-star light should be 225 to 300, and the six-green-star light should be 150 to 200.

Burning Time

The burning time of the one-green-star light should be 10 seconds; of the three-green-star light, 5 to 6 seconds; of the six-green-star light, 5 to 6 seconds.