ID Thrown munition Flashcards
- What is group of thrown munition?
Thrown
- What is sub group of thrown munition?
Hand grenade
- What are the types of thrown munition?
Frag Blast HEAT Burning smoke bursting smoke riot control incendiary illumination practice
- What are the three main part of grenade?
Fuze, body, and filler
- How can you ID frag grenade?
Round to oval, serrated outer body or smooth outer body with serrated inner body, crimp halfway on body
- What are the fuze types of hand grenades?
Striker release
All way acting
Pull friction
- How can you ID a pull friction fuze?
Any fuze with threads
- What is safety requirement for Striker release fuze frag?
Big 3 C/S 1HRWT
- What is safety requirement for Pull friction fuze frag?
BIG3 1HRWT
- What is safety requirement for all way acting fuze frag?
BIG3 C/S
- How can you ID a blast grenade?
Shapes vary but generally cylindrical, cardboard plastic or non-lethal frag material, may have holes
Used as concussion, distraction, flashbang
- What is safety requirement for Blast?
BIG3 C/S 1HRWT
- How can you ID a HEAT?
Have a break in major diameter of body, and stabilizer or parachute, string or even boom. May look like a soup can on a stick.
- What is safety requirement for BD fuzing HEAT grenade?
BIG3 JET C/S
- What is safety requirement for PIBD HEAT grenade?
BIG3 JET (DOES NOT incorportate piezoelectric fuze due to direct arming)
- How can you ID a burning smoke?
Metal, plastic, or rubber body. Cylindrical to oval.
Always have a vent hole at either top or bottom
- What is safety requirement for striker release Burning smoke?
BIG3 C/S 1HRWT FIRE
- What is safety requirement for pull friction Burning smoke?
BIG3 1HRWT FIRE
- How can you ID bursting smoke?
Usually cylindrical. May have a burster adapter where fuze meets body
- What is safety requirement for bursting smoke with striker release?
BIG3 C/S 1HRWT WP FIRE
- What is safety requirement for Riot control?
BIG3 C/S 1HRWT CHEM FIRE
- What is safety requirement for Incendiary?
BIG3 C/S FIRE 1HRWT
- What is safety requirement for Illumination?
BIG3 C/S FIRE 1HRWT
- What is safety requirement for Training with no fuze?
None
Filler in frag grenade
HE
Filler in Blast
HE or pyrotechnic mix
Fuzing for HEAT
BD
PIBD (plunger on nose)
Fuzing for burning smoke
Striker release
Pull friction
Filler for burning smoke
Colored Smoke Composition
Fuzing for bursting smoke
Striker release
Filler for bursting smoke
White Phosphorous
High Explosive
How to ID Riot Control
Usually cylindrical, but can be oval or round
Light metal, plastic, or rubber
May look like smoke, use color codes to ID
Fuzing for Riot Control
Striker release
Filler for Riot Control
Tear Gas (CS, CS2, CN) or Vomiting Agent (DM Adamsite)
How to ID Incendiary
Body is sheet metal
Gray with purple markings and a single purple band
or
Light red with black markings
Fuzing for incendiary
Striker release
Filler for incendiary
Thermite TH3 mixture
What is safety requirement for Training with striker release?
BIG3 C/S 1HRWT
How to ID Illumination
Body is sheet metal
White with black markings
New models are unpainted with OD black markings
How to ID Training
Body is steel sphere to aid in throwing
May have vent holes
Possibly rubber
Fuzing for Illumination
Striker release
Filler for Illumination
Illuminating Pyrotechnic composition
Fuzing for Training
Striker release
Filler for Training
None