Morrow Project Weapons

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Name AN-M8 HC Smoke
Wt. .672 KG
Eff. Range 30M
Fuse delay 2 seconds
Burst radius none
Basic load 2 seconds
Load wt. 1.344 kg
Packaging 16 per case
Package wt. 18.45 kg
Effects: This is a burning type grenade that produces a dense cloud of white smoke during its burning time of 120 seconds. While burning the grenade canister reaches a temperature of 1200°C.

This smoke grenade is used to provide concealment.

Used to screen personnel from sight that may otherwise be engaged by a hostile force. Normally thrown out as far as possible to place the smoke screen between the enemy and friendly forces and so that no one has to remain in the smoke and be incapacitated. The hexachloroethane (HC) is dangerous if someone remains in a confined space such as a building, bunker, or fighting position with the smoke. The smoke will block from view any target on the other side from view by the eyeball, telescopic sight, passive night vision, and active infrared. This style of smoke is not a hindrance to thermal weapon sights as heat sources will still radiate through it.

If enemy forces in the area are known to be using thermal weapon sights, friendly forces would use White Phosphorous (WP) grenades, shells, rockets, and bombs to generate smoke screens as the intense heat of the white phosphorous will make the smoke opaque to those still sights as well.