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| GERMAN HAND & RIFLE GRENADES |
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Overall length |
6 inches. |
SMOKE GRENADE |
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Maximum diameter |
2 - 2/1 inches. | |
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Total weight |
13.2 ozs. | |
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Filling |
(FM) Titanium | |
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Tetrachloride | |
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Weight of filling |
10.6 ounces. | |
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BLENDKÖRPER 1H |
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| DESCRIPTION |
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This grenade is a tear drop shaped glass flask sealed at the upper end by drawing out the flask. The sealed tip is protected by a cardboard sleeve, sealed with a plaster of Paris type material. |
| OPERATION |
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The munition is used by throwing against a hard surface which breaks the flask. The titanium tetrachloride then vaporizes, forming an effective smoke cloud is relative humidi-ty is high. The smoke cloud is then at low relative humidity. |
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The grenade is used to produce a small smoke screen to blind as the enemy. It is also used to patch gaps in larger screens. |
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