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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 5 |
| ITALIAN HAND AND MORTAR GRENADES |
| Miscellaneous Hand Grenades |
| Smoke Hand Grenade |
| Types |
| S.R.C.M. Model 35 F |
| O.T.O. Model 35 F |
| Breda Model 35 F |
| Markings |
| Top part red; lower part black; white letter F (Fumogeno) on black background. |
| Description |
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These grenades are similar in construction to H.E. equivalents, but contain a liquid smoke filling, mixture of chlorsulfonic acid and sulphur trioxide. They produce a fairly dense white smoke cloud of two of three yards front, but cannot be used if wind strength is above 7 m.p.h. |
| Operation |
| Same as H.E. equivalents. |
| Smoke Inecendiary Hand Grenades |
| Types |
| 1. | S.C.R.M. | Model 35 FI |
| 2. | O.T.O. | Model 35 FI |
| 3. | Breda | Model 35 FI |
| Markings |
| Top part red; lower-part black; letters FI on black background. |
| Description |
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Correspond to H.E. equivalents, with explosive filling replaced by a charge to white phos-phorus. The burst creates a dense white smoke covering an area of about 11 by 4 yards. |
| Operation |
| Same as H.E. equivalents. |
| Practice and Drill Grenades |
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1. The grenade containing a small charge is white, with a ½ in. red band around the place where the two parts of the body join. |
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2. The instruction or drill grenade is unpainted or black. |
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3. The practice grenade with a smoke filler is yellow. |
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S.C.R.M. Mod 35 Practice Grenade is recognizable by six large holes cut in its body above and below the screw threads. The lower cylinder containing the H.E. charge is replace by a brass cylinder having a truncated conical bottom with foue holes in it. This cylinder holds smoke-producing charge in a celluloid container. The shutter is also simplified so that there is no "safe" position after impact. |
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