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FM 3-23.30 Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals

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FM 3-23.30

Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals

Army · FM · Sep 2000 · 148 pages

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FM 23-30 1-10 1-8. SPECIAL-PURPOSE HAND GRENADES a. Incendiary. The AN-M14 TH3 incendiary hand grenade (Figure 1-10) is used to destroy equipment or start fires. It can also damage, immobilize, or destroy vehicles, weapons systems, shelters, or munitions. The description and components are as follows: (1) Body. The body is sheet metal. (2) Filler. The filler has 26.5 ounces of thermate (TH3) mixture. (3) Fuze. The fuze is an M201A1. (4) Weight. The grenade weighs 32 ounces. (5) Safety clip. This grenade does not have a safety clip. (6) Capabilities. The average soldier can throw this grenade 25 meters. A portion of thermate mixture is converted to molten iron, which burns at 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The mixture fuzes 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 3-23.30

EditionSep 2000

StatusSuperseded

Pages148

FunctionMarksmanship Weapons

CollectionRecent Archive

Editions 2

References 11

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