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illumination Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged illumination.

7 weapon systems

M824 60 mm illumination mortar projectile, 60 mm illumination mortar projectile, Artillery

ArtilleryM824 60 mm illumination mortar projectile60 mm illumination mortar projectileSide: IsraelBuilt: Elbit Systems / IsraelThe M824 is a 60 mm illumination mortar projectile in Elbit Systems Land's mortar ammunition portfolio. It carries a parachute-retarded flare that burns for about 35 seconds, reaches roughly 2.2 km, and was documented in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War as a delivered illumination round for nighttime indirect-fire support.

M996 mortar projectile, 120 mm illumination mortar projectile, Artillery

ArtilleryM996 mortar projectile120 mm illumination mortar projectileSide: IsraelBuilt: Elbit Systems / IsraelThe M996 is Elbit Systems Land's 120 mm illuminating mortar ammunition, listed as the M996/M930E1 round with a 7,000 m range and more than 50 seconds of light. Open Source Munitions Portal catalogs the model in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War.

M721 60 mm visible light illumination cartridge, 60 mm visible-light illuminating mortar cartridge, Munitions

MunitionsM721 60 mm visible light illumination cartridge60 mm visible-light illuminating mortar cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / United StatesThe M721 is a U.S. 60 mm visible-light illuminating mortar cartridge produced by Pine Bluff Arsenal for the M224/M224A1 lightweight company mortar system. It uses an M776 mechanical time fuze, a parachute-and-candle payload, and roughly 300,000 candlepower to illuminate targets for observation, fire adjustment, and day-night signaling.

Cartridge, 105 mm, Illuminating, M314, 105 mm howitzer-fired illuminating cartridge with parachute-retarded canister, Munitions

MunitionsCartridge, 105 mm, Illuminating, M314105 mm howitzer-fired illuminating cartridge with parachute-retarded canisterSide: UnknownBuilt: Multiple U.S. contractors / United StatesThe M314 is a U.S. 105 mm illuminating cartridge family for howitzers, built as a base-ejection round that releases a parachute-retarded illuminating canister. Army ammunition references list the M314 series among 105 mm illuminating cartridges, and field manuals note its use with standard 105 mm howitzers such as the M119A1.

120 mm illumination ammunition, 120 mm illuminating ammunition, Munitions

Munitions120 mm illumination ammunition120 mm illuminating ammunitionSide: UnknownBuilt: Various manufacturers / Multiple countriesThe 120 mm illumination ammunition page covers the illumination round class used to light target areas for 120 mm mortars and compatible gun-mortar systems. Forecast International identifies illumination as one of the ammunition types fired by the 2A60 Nona rifled ordnance on the 2S23 Nona-SVK, so the catalog entry serves as a relationship-focused support page rather than a single national model.

M930 Visible Light Illuminating Cartridge, 120 mm illuminating mortar cartridge, Munitions

MunitionsM930 Visible Light Illuminating Cartridge120 mm illuminating mortar cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / United StatesThe M930 Visible Light Illuminating Cartridge is a U.S. 120 mm mortar round produced for the M120A1 towed and M121 carrier-mounted mortar systems. Army sources describe it as a visible-light illumination cartridge with a parachute-retarded candle assembly, 1,000,000 candlepower, and about 50 seconds of burn time for night illumination and signaling.

M983 120 mm infrared illuminating cartridge, 120 mm infrared illuminating mortar cartridge, Munitions

MunitionsM983 120 mm infrared illuminating cartridge120 mm infrared illuminating mortar cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / United StatesThe M983 is a U.S. 120 mm infrared illuminating mortar cartridge developed by ARDEC for the M120A1 and M121 Battalion Mortar Systems. Army and FAS references describe it as ballistically similar to the visible-light M930 family, with a parachute-retarded candle assembly, IR output for passive night-vision devices, and a 50-60 second burn time.