Know munitions of Oppression – correctly Identify the weapons deployed against you
Grenade, Hand, Riot, CS, ABC-M7A2
Grenade, Hand, Riot, CS, ABC-M7A3
FM 23-30: ABC-M7A2/A3
The ABC-M7A2 and ABC-M7A3 riot-control hand grenades contain only CS as a filler. They differ only in the amount of filler and the form of the CS they contain. The ABC-M7A2 grenade has 5.5 ounces of burning mixture and 3.5 ounces of CS in gelatin capsules. The ABC-M7A3 has 7.5 ounces of burning mixture and 4.5 ounces of CS pellets.
The bodies of both grenades are sheet metal with four emission holes at the top and one at the bottom. Both grenades have gray bodies with red bands and markings. These grenades do not have safety clips.
ABC-M7A3 Unit cost: $175 (Fiscal Year 2005).
Grenade, Hand, Riot, CN1, ABC-M25A1
FM 23-30: M25A1
Obsolete. [Still in Use] The ABC-M25A1 riot control hand grenade is a bursting munition with an integral fuze.
All fillers are mixed with silica aerogel for increased dissemination efficiency.
The M25 series of riot-control hand grenades have a radius burst (visible cloud grenade) of about 16 feet (5 m), but fragments of the grenade are occasionally projected up to 82 feet (25 m).
The grenade has a gray body with red band and red markings. Grenade, Hand, Riot, CN1, ABC-M25A2
Grenade, Hand, Riot, CS1, ABC-M25A2
FM 23-30: M25A2 TACTICAL AND MATERIEL INNOVATIONS: ABC-M25A2 CS1
ABC-M25A2 CS1
Obsolete. [Still in Use] The ABC-M25A2 riot control hand grenade is a bursting munition with an integral fuze. The M25A2 grenade is an improved version of the M25A1 grenade. The two grenades differ primarily in body construction.
All fillers are mixed with silica aerogel for increased dissemination efficiency.
The M25 series of riot-control hand grenades have a radius burst (visible cloud grenade) of about 16 feet (5 m), but fragments of the grenade are occasionally projected up to 82 feet (25 m).
