Signal Flare

Signal Flare
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Type	Sensory aid
Tech Level	TL–TBD
Cost	TBD
Size	TBD
Weight	TBD
Manufacturer	Various
Reference	TBD
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A Signal Flare is a launched signalling device.

• The handheld version is referred to simply as a Flare.

Description (Specifications)

A signal flare is a low velocity projectile packed with chemicals that burn very brightly, usually to attract attention in an emergency.

• Different colors, generated by different chemical components, may denote different meanings.

A signal flare is fired using a Flare Gun.

Before it is fired, a signal flare is generally referred to as a cartridge or round.

History & Background (Dossier)

Signal flare rounds have two main variants:

• A signal flare is a standard type which provides an easily noticed trail of light but no real illumination.
  • Signal flares are generally subdivided by color.
  • Some signal flares may have an audible component (typically a whistle or a loud bang).
• An illuminating flare lasts for approximately 30 seconds and lights up everything in a radius of 50 meters around its location.
  • An illuminating flare may include a parachute to prolong its duration and effect.

Signal and illumination flares are always noticed in darkness but have little effect in bright conditions.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Periodical: Challenge 25
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science