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FM 23-30 Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals

FM 23-30

Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals

Army · FM · Jan 1988 · 143 pages

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1-8. SPECIAL-PURPOSE HAND GRENADES a. Incendiary (Figure 1-16). The AN-M14 TH3 incendiary hand grenade is used to destroy equipment. It can damage, immobilize, or destroy vehicles, weapons systems, shelters, or munitions. The grenade may also be used to start fires in areas containing flammable materials. (1) Body -- sheet metal. (2) Filler -- 26.5 ounces of thermate (TH3) mixture. (3) Fuze -- M201A1, see paragraph 1-4. (4) Weight -- 32 ounces. (5) Safety clip -- no. (6) Capabilities -- can be thrown 25 meters by average soldier. A portion of the thermate mixture is converted to molten iron, which burns at 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It will fuze together the metallic parts of any object that it contacts. Thermate is an improved version of thermite, the incendiary agent used in hand grenades during World War II.

DesignationFM 23-30

EditionJan 1988

StatusSuperseded

Pages143

FunctionMarksmanship Weapons

CollectionRecent Archive

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References 6

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