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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger
..or u can put a cover in front of the tracer phosphorous component, which will burn when the powder goes off 
Check out Galway's excellent image  |
Cover is great idea, if that get's untight for whatever reason it will ignite the powder, yippee.
Trust me, ammo gets damaged a lot in service...
(Worst thing I've seen was a 120mm KE shell which got torn apart inside a tank. The thing wasn't locked in position in the lower hull mag, and when the turret turned... )
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To skoshi: Thx.