Smoke
Certain substances have been loaded into shells that cause an opaque smoke to form upon detonation and dissemination of the projectile cargo. The mixtures in the table below are of interest because they have historically been loaded into the same types of shell bodies as have chemical warfare agents.
| Code Name |
Chemical Name
(and Structure) |
Molecular Formula |
Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number |
| BM (Berger Mixture) |
zinc dust |
Zn |
7440-66-6 |
| zinc oxide |
ZnO |
1314-13-2 |
| carbon tetrachloride |
CCl 4 |
56-23-5 |
| FM |
titanium tetrachloride
 |
TiCl 4 |
7550-45-0 |
| FS |
sulfur trioxide
 |
O 3S |
7446-11-9 |
chlorosulfonic acid
 |
ClHO 3S |
7790-94-5 |
Flame
Certain substances have been loaded into shells that cause a fire to break out upon detonation and dissemination of the projectile cargo. The mixtures in the table below are of interest because they have historically been loaded into the same types of shell bodies as have chemical warfare agents.
| Code Name |
Chemical Name
(and Structure) |
Molecular Formula |
Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number |
| TH (thermite) |
iron |
Fe |
7439-89-6 |
| aluminum |
Al |
7429-90-5 |
| PWP |
plasticized white phosphorus |
P 4 |
12185-10-3 |
| WP |
white phosphorus |