Protective canisters for incendiary devices

A protective canister for incendiary devices, comprising a circumferential sidewall and two endcaps;

• wherein said sidewall is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape, and wherein said endcaps are attached to said sidewall so as to form a substantially enclosed canister;
• wherein one of said endcaps is removably attached to said sidewall, said removable attachment being a screw-on attachment;
• wherein said sidewall and endcaps are constructed substantially of steel, said steel having a thickness of about 5 to about 20 mils;
• wherein said canister contains a parachute flare enclosed within it, said parachute flare comprising about 0.08-0.2 kg pyrotechnic charge material;
• wherein said sidewall comprises 6-24 transverse holes through it;
• wherein said transverse holes are arranged in 2-6 rows along the length of the canister sidewall with each row containing 2-6 transverse holes, said transverse holes in each of said rows being substantially evenly spaced around the circumference of the sidewall;
• wherein said rows are arranged along the length of the canister sidewall such that they substantially align with the major pyrotechnic charges within the incendiary device;
• wherein each of said transverse holes comprises a diameter of about 0.25-0.5″;
• wherein said canister has a hole:pyrotechnic ratio of about 10 in2/kg to about 30 in2/kg;
• and wherein said canister has a canister:device volume ratio of about 2 to about 5.