Description
The Simulator Projectile Airburst Liquid (SPAL) is designed to simulate chemical weapon spray and liquid-filled weapons by projecting a container filled with Chemical Agent Training Mixture (CATM) (not supplied) into the air and causing it to burst at a height of not less than 12m. The bursting of the container spreads the CATM in the form of droplets over an area of approximately 15m wide and 50m long downwind from the point of burst. The droplets are large enough to provide a visible colour on detector paper.
SPAL consists of:
› A cardboard mortar-type barrel
› A polythene bottle for filling with Chemical Agent Training Mixture (CATM)
› An electrically initiated actuator for projecting and bursting the filled polythene bottle.
SPAL projectors and actuating charges are packed in separate containers.