Description
Colored Smoke Hand Grenade M18 is used for ground-to-air or ground-to-ground signaling.
The grenades may be filled with any one of four smoke colors: red, green, yellow or violet. Each grenade will emit smoke for 50 to 90 seconds. The grenade body is of thin sheet metal and is filled with red, green, yellow or violet smoke composition. The filler is topped with a starter mixture.
The hand grenade fuze M201A1 is a pyrotechnic delay-igniting 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.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Source(s)
Basic Identification of Ammunition in Ukraine 5.0 (2023)
TM 43-0001-29, Grenades (chg 4, 2002)
TM 3-300, Ground Chemical Munitions (1956)
OP 1664, Volume 1 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
OP 1664, Volume 2 - US Explosive Ordnance (1947)
