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obscurant Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged obscurant.

5 weapon systems

M825A1 155 mm White-Phosphorus Smoke Projectile, 155 mm white-phosphorus smoke projectile, Artillery

ArtilleryM825A1 155 mm White-Phosphorus Smoke Projectile155 mm white-phosphorus smoke projectileSide: Israel / ThailandBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / General Dynamics / United StatesThe M825A1 is a U.S. 155 mm white-phosphorus smoke projectile designed to screen and mark; Amnesty International documented Israeli forces fielding M825A1/D528 rounds during the Israel-Hamas War.

120 mm ER Infra-Red Red Phosphorous, 120 mm extended-range smoke mortar round, Munitions

Munitions120 mm ER Infra-Red Red Phosphorous120 mm extended-range smoke mortar roundSide: UnknownBuilt: ST Engineering Land Systems / SingaporeST Engineering's ER Infra-Red Red Phosphorous (IR RP) is a 120 mm extended-range smoke mortar round for smooth-bore mortar systems. Manufacturer material says it gives visual, infrared, and laser-spectrum screening, is compatible with all smooth-bore mortar systems including vehicle-mounted launchers, and reaches up to 9 km.

120 mm smoke ammunition, 120 mm smoke ammunition for rifled gun-mortars, Munitions

Munitions120 mm smoke ammunition120 mm smoke ammunition for rifled gun-mortarsSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet / Russian ordnance program / Soviet Union / Russia120 mm smoke ammunition is a rifled-mortar and gun-mortar ammunition class used to generate obscurant screens rather than direct explosive effects. Forecast International lists smoke among the 120 mm ammunition types fired by the 2A60 Nona rifled ordnance on the 2S23 Nona-SVK, confirming the round family’s place in the Nona system’s mixed fire-support loadout.

120 mm White Phosphorus Ammunition, 120 mm white phosphorus smoke ammunition, Munitions

Munitions120 mm White Phosphorus Ammunition120 mm white phosphorus smoke ammunitionSide: UnknownBuilt: Various Soviet / Russian ammunition producers / Soviet Union / Russia120 mm white phosphorus ammunition is a family of rifled 120 mm smoke and obscurant rounds documented by Forecast International as part of the ammunition set fired by the 2A60 Nona rifled ordnance on the 2S23 Nona-SVK. The item is cataloged here as a relationship-only munition page because its value comes from the documented firing relationship to the 2S23 rather than direct conflict-use sourcing.

M929 White Phosphorous Smoke Cartridge, 120 mm white-phosphorous smoke mortar cartridge, Munitions

MunitionsM929 White Phosphorous Smoke Cartridge120 mm white-phosphorous smoke mortar cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / United StatesThe M929 White Phosphorous Smoke Cartridge is a U.S. 120 mm mortar round used for smoke obscuration, screening, and spotting. Army ammunition materials list it as M929 WP SMK for the 120 mm smoke family, and Marine Corps doctrine authorizes it for the M120 and M121 battalion mortar systems.