ABC-M25A2 Riot Control Hand Grenade
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Body: Compressed fiber or plastic. Gray body with red band. Filler agent varies. Weight: 8 ounces Fuze Delay: 1.4 to 3 seconds Average soldier can throw it 50 meters Radius of burst (visible cloud agent) is about 5 meters, but grenade fragments may project as far as 25 meters. |
A bursting munition with an integral fuze, used to dispense riot
control agents.From Operational Medicine 2001: Health Care in Military Settings
CAPT Michael John Hughey, MC, USNR
NAVMED P-5139
January 1, 2001
Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery,
Department of the Navy,
2300 E Street NW,
Washington, D.C,
20372-5300
United States Special Operations Command,
7701 Tampa Point Blvd.,
MacDill AFB, Florida,
33621-5323
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