Rocket Motor
- Contractor: Alliant Techsystems
- Designation:
- M120E3 (Army)
- M120E4 (Navy)
- Main features:
- Qualified minimum smoke propellant
- Rod and tube grain design
- Neoprene bondline system
- Performance:
- Operating temperature: −43 °C to 63 °C (−45 °F to 145 °F)
- Storage temperature: −43 °C to 71 °C (−45 °F to 160 °F)
- Service life: 20+ years (estimated)
- Technical data:
- Weight: 14.2 kg (31.3 lb)
- Length: 59.3 cm (23.35 in)
- Diameter: 18 cm (7.0 in)
- Case: 7075-T73 aluminum
- Insulator: R-181 aramid fiber-filled EPDM
- Nozzle: Cellulose phenolic
- Propellant: Minimum smoke cross linked double based (XLDB)
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