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Appendix A
Description of Pueblo Chemical Depot Stockpile

The entire inventory of munitions at the PCD contains mustard agent. Most projectiles contain agent HD, which is distilled β,β′-dichloroethyl sulfide. Some contain HT, a 60:40 eutectic mixture of HD and bis[2-(2-chloroethylthio)ethyl] ether. All munitions may contain manufacturing by-products or impurities, degradation products, and inorganic residues

Table A-1 lists the kinds and numbers of munitions in the Pueblo Stockpile.

Figures A-1, A-2, and A-3 are cutaway drawings of the

TABLE A-1 Pueblo Chemical Depot Munitions

Item	Quantity	Description
105-mm cartridge, M60, HD	28,375	Complete round in field cartridge case with propellant
105-mm rounds, M60, HD	355,043	Bursters only, with dummy plug
155-mm rounds, M104, HD	33,062	Bursters only, with lifting plug
155-mm rounds, M110, HD	266,492	Bursters only, with lifting plug
4.2-inch mortars, HT, M2	20,384	Fuze, burster, and tail assembly
4.2-inch mortars, HD, M2A1	76,722	Fuze, burster, and tail assembly
SOURCE: Adapted from U.S. Army 1997.

105-mm shell, 155-mm shell, and 4.2-inch mortar projectile, respectively,

REFERENCES

U.S. Army. 1977. Army Ammunition Data Sheets. TM 43–0001–28, April. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army.

U.S. Army. 1997. Assessment of Technologies for Assembled Chemical Weapons Demilitarization. Solicitation Number DAAM01–97-R-0031, July28. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.: U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command.

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M60 Cartridge, 105-mm Howitzer
Length	31.1 inches	Booster	M22
Diameter	105mm	Explosive	Tetrytol
Total weight	42.92 lb	Explosive weight	0.3 lb
Agent	HD	Propellant	M67
Agent weight	2.97 lb	Propellant weight	2.83 lb
Fuze	M557/M51A5	Primer	M28A2/M28B2
Burster	M5	Packaging	1 round/fiber container, 2 container/wooden box

FIGURE A-1 105-mm howitzer projectile. NOTE: M60 105-mm cartridges have been reconfigured and therefore will not have propellant attached. SOURCE: Adapted from U.S. Army, 1977.

MHO Projectile, 155-mm Howitzer
Length	31.1 inches	Booster	M22
Diameter	155 mm	Explosive weight	0.41 lb
Total weight	94.6 lb	Propellant	None
Agent	HD	Propellant weight	None
Agent weight	11.71b	Primer	None
Fuze	None	Packaging	8 rounds/wooden pallet
Burster	M6

FIGURE A-2 155-mm howitzer projectile. SOURCE: Adapted from U.S. Army, 1977.

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Cartridge, 4.2-inch Cartridge/Mortar
	M2/HT	M2A1/HD
Length	2 1.0 inches	2 1.0 inches
Diameter	4.2 inches	4.2 inches
Total weight	24.67 lb	24.67 lb
Agent	HT	HD
Agent weight	5.8 lb	6.0 lb
Fuze	M8	M8
Burster	M14	M14
Explosive	Tetryl	Tetryl
Explosive weight	0.14 lb	0.14 lb
Propellant	Evaluation of the Army’s Draft Assessment Criteria to Aid in	M6
Propellant weight	0.6 lb	0.4 lb
Primer	M2	M2
Packaging	1 round/fiber container, 2 containers/wooden box	1 round/fiber container, 2 containers/wooden box

FIGURE A-3 4.2-inch mortar cartridge. NOTE: 4.2-inch cartridges/mortars will be reconfigured as projectiles. Most 4.2-inch cartridges will also be defuzed. SOURCE: Adapted from U.S. Army, 1977.