A smoke grenade similar visually to the Mk III HE-Blast grenade, the M8 (also written AN/M8) is filled with hexachloroethane (HC), a chemical agent that produces a thick white smoke when burned. The M8 is used for signaling and screening purposes, and since it works by burning the HC for its effect, it can also be used as an improvised ...

The M83 Terephthalic Acid (TA) Practice Smoke is a burning type hand grenade that produces white smoke for screening and concealment of small units in the visual spectrum....

M83 Smoke Hand Grenade. The M83 TA Practice Smoke Hand Grenade, M83 is a burning type grenade used to generate white smoke for screening activities of small units. It is also used for...

The AN-M8 HC Smoke Grenade designated as the Army/Navy Model 8 HC Smoke Grenade (AN-M8 Smoke HC) is a US military grenade used as a ground-to-ground obscuring or screening device or a ground-to-air signaling or target-marking device.

To reduce the possibility of flaming, the smoke formulation for the M83 smoke grenade has been modified by the addition of a bum retardant, pentaerythritol (PE). These M83-PE grenades were chemically characterized to qualitatively and quantitatively determine the combustion products produced with the addition of PE. Data was needed prior to ...

The M83 TA smoke grenade is a modern version of the AN/M8 HC smoke grenade, using the less toxic terephthalic acid (TA or TPA) filler instead of hexachloroethane-zinc (HC). It also features a new body, though it uses the same fuze as the AN/M8.

2023年6月25日 · (1) Capabilities. The M83 TA produces a cloud of white smoke for 25 to 70 seconds. (2) Colors and Markings. The grenade has a forest green body with light green markings, a light blue band, and a white top. Prior to the TA smoke grenade, the AN-M8 HC (hydrochloric smoke mixture) smoke grenade was used for screening.

The TA Practice Smoke Hand Grenade, M83 is a burning type grenade used to generate white smoke for screening activities of small units. It is also used for ground-to-air signaling. The grenade body is a cylinder of thin sheet metal. It is filled with TA smoke mixture topped with a starter slug directly under the fuze opening.

The TA Practice Smoke Hand Grenade, M83 is a burning type grenade used to generate white smoke for screening activities of small units. It is also used for ground-to-air signaling.

In field and smoke chamber tests, prototype smoke grenades outperformed the U.S. Army M83 TA grenade by a wide margin. The best prototypes are functionally equivalent to nearly two M83 TA smoke grenades and are candidates for the eventual improvement/replacement of …