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GRENADE, HAND: RIOT, CS, M73A |
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Filler and Weight | ||
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| CS, 0 | |||
| Body and Overall Weight | |||
| Sheet metal, 15-1/2 oz | |||
| Color | |||
| Gray w/l red band; red markings | |||
| Type of Round, DODIC | |||
| Grenade, 1330-G963 |
| Description: |
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| The M7A3 is a CS filled burning type grenade. CS has a powerful lachrymal effect and is irritating to the upper respiratory passages causing coughing, difficulty in breathing and chest tightness. Heavy concentrations will cause nausea and vomiting as well. The onset of incapacitation and vomiting as well. The onset of incapacitation is 15 to 30 seconds and duration is less than 10 minutes after personnel are removed to fresh air. The grenade body is a cylinder of thin sheet metal. The filler is compressed into the grenade body with a starter mix. Hand grenade fuze M201A1 is a pyrotechnic delayigniting fuze. The body contains a primer, first-fire mixture pyrotechnic delay column and ignition mixture. Assembled to the body are a striker, striker spring, safety lever and safety pin with pull ring. The split end of the safety pin has an angular spread. Safety clips are not required with these grenades. |
| Use: |
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| The M7A3 grenade is used to control counterinsurgencies and for other tactical missions. It is a burning type riot control grenade and may be used to simulate casualty agents during training. |
| Functioning: |
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| Removal of the safety pin permits release of the safety lever. When the safety lever is released, it is forced away from the grenade body by a striker acting under the force of a striker spring. The striker rotates on its own axis and strikes the percussion primer. The primer initiates the first-fire mixture. The fuze delay element, ignition mixture, and grenades starter mixture and filler are initiated in turn by the preceding components. The pressure sensitive tape is blown off the emission holes and CS agent is emitted for 15 to 35 seconds. |
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| Data Source: |
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| TM 43-0001-29 Grenades |
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