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| quote: | Originally posted by Frenchie
LOL asking nicely works too. |
pointing out their stupidity and forcing them to act is best..
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totally unrelated.
i scored a yellow smoke grenade when i left... i still have it in my bag here... im not sure what i should save it for... any suggestions???
for clairfications..
The most common grenades are canister-type grenades. They are used as ground-to-ground or ground-to-air signaling devices, target or landing zone marking devices, and screening devices for unit movements. The body is a sheet-steel cylinder with a few emission holes on top and at the bottom. These allow the smoke to be released when the grenade is ignited. Two main types exist, colored smoke (for signaling) and screening smoke. In colored smoke grenades, the filler consists of 250 to 350 grams of colored smoke mixture (mostly potassium chlorate, lactose and a dye). Red, green, yellow, and violet smoke grenades are available. Screening smoke grenades usually contains HC (hexachloroethane/zinc) smoke mixture or TA (terephthalic acid) smoke mixture. HC smoke is harmful to breathe, since it contains hydrochloric acid. Whilst not intended as a primary effect, these grenades can generate enough heat to scald or burn unprotected skin and the spent casing should not be touched until it can cool down.
A second type of smoke grenade is the explosive bursting type. These are filled with white phosphorus (WP). Rather than igniting a mixture which burns to make smoke, the WP grenade contains a bursting charge which spreads the white phosphorus by explosive action. White phosphorus catches fire in the presence of air, and burns with a brilliant yellow flame, producing copious amounts of dense white smoke (phosphorus pentoxide). These grenades also function as incendiary and antipersonnel weapons. WP grenades are particularly destructive when used in enclosed spaces. Newer types of bursting smoke grenades are filled with titanium tetrachloride, which has no incendiary action.[10]
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Last edited by Zewad on Jul-31-2007 at 05:33
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