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'''The AN/M8 smoke grenade appears in the following films and video games used by the following actors:'''
[[File:AN-M8.jpg|thumb|right|200px|AN/M8 HC smoke grenade]]
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==AN/M8 Smoke Grenade==
The '''AN/M8 HC Smoke Grenade''' is a standard white burning-type smoke grenade developed in the 1940s with a 1.2-2.0 second fuze, using hexachloroethane-zinc (HC) filler, producing a smoke screen for 105-150 seconds depending on weather conditions.
[[Image:AN-M8.jpg|thumb|right|200px|AN/M8 smoke grenade]]
Standard white smoke grenade with a 1.2-2.0 second fuze, using hexachloroethane-zinc (HC) filler, producing a smoke screen for 105-150 seconds depending on weather conditions. Warnings issued with the grenade state it is not to be used in enclosed spaces unless soldiers are wearing breathing gear, due to producing "harmful hydrochloric fumes." The actual dangerous chemical produced is zinc chloride, which is a skin irritant, can cause serious respiratory problems, and displaces oxygen in enclosed spaces. The steel grenade casing also becomes very hot when the grenade is producing smoke, to the point it can cause fires.


As a result of this, any AN/M8 appearing in a live-action production is likely a replica or empty shell dispensing a much more actor-friendly smoke mixture.
The smoke produces toxic fumes, and warnings issued with the grenade states it is not to be used in enclosed spaces unless soldiers are wearing breathing gear, due to producing "harmful hydrochloric fumes." The actual dangerous chemical produced is zinc chloride, which is caustic, can cause serious respiratory problems, and displaces oxygen in enclosed spaces. The steel grenade casing also becomes very hot when the grenade is producing smoke, to the point it can cause fires.
 
As a result of this, any AN/M8 HC appearing in a live-action production is likely a replica or empty shell dispensing a much more actor-friendly smoke mixture. As of the September 2000 version of FM 3-23.30 ("grenades and pyrotechnic signals") the AN/M8 HC was listed as obsolete.
 
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=== Video Games ===
=== Video Games ===
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| [[Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter]] || AN-M8 || MP only || 2006
| ''[[Conflict: Global Terror]]'' || || || 2005
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| ''[[Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter]]'' || AN-M8 || MP only || 2006
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| [[Alliance of Valiant Arms]] || As the "AN/M8 HC" ||  || 2007
| ''[[Alliance of Valiant Arms]]'' || As the "AN/M8 HC" ||  || 2007
|-
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| [[Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2]] || AN-M8 || PC version only || 2007
| ''[[Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2]]'' || AN-M8 || PC version only || 2007
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| [[Medal of Honor: Warfighter]] ||  || not usable || 2012
| ''[[Medal of Honor: Warfighter]]'' ||  || not usable || 2012
|-
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| [[Project Reality: Normandy]] ||  ||  || 2013
| ''[[Project Reality: Normandy]]'' ||  ||  || 2013
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| ''[[Post Scriptum]]'' || || || 2018
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| ''[[Call to Arms]]'' || || || 2018
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| ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || || 2021
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==M83 Smoke Grenade==
[[Image:M87.JPG|thumb|right|200px|M83 smoke grenade]]
Version of the AN/M8 using less toxic terephthalic acid (TA or TPA) filler instead of hexachloroethane-zinc (HC). Originally designed in the 1990s purely for use as a training grenade, but has since started to replace the AN/M8 in combat: in 2009, the word "training" was removed from its description in FM 3-23.30 ("Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals").


===Video Games===
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| [[America's Army]] ||  ||  || 2002
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| [[Battlefield 2]] ||  ||  || 2005
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| [[Close Combat: First to Fight]] ||  ||  || 2005
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| [[Project Reality]] ||  ||  || 2005
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| [[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]] ||  || || 2007
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| [[America's Army 3]] ||  || || 2009
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| [[Marines: Modern Urban Combat]] ||  || || 2010
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| [[Battlefield Play4Free]] ||  |||| 2011
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| [[Project Reality: Falklands]] || || || 2012
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| [[Project Reality: Vietnam]] || As the "M18 smoke grenade" ||  || 2012
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Latest revision as of 05:05, 15 October 2023

AN/M8 HC smoke grenade
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AN-M8 HC smoke grenade

The AN/M8 HC Smoke Grenade is a standard white burning-type smoke grenade developed in the 1940s with a 1.2-2.0 second fuze, using hexachloroethane-zinc (HC) filler, producing a smoke screen for 105-150 seconds depending on weather conditions.

The smoke produces toxic fumes, and warnings issued with the grenade states it is not to be used in enclosed spaces unless soldiers are wearing breathing gear, due to producing "harmful hydrochloric fumes." The actual dangerous chemical produced is zinc chloride, which is caustic, can cause serious respiratory problems, and displaces oxygen in enclosed spaces. The steel grenade casing also becomes very hot when the grenade is producing smoke, to the point it can cause fires.

As a result of this, any AN/M8 HC appearing in a live-action production is likely a replica or empty shell dispensing a much more actor-friendly smoke mixture. As of the September 2000 version of FM 3-23.30 ("grenades and pyrotechnic signals") the AN/M8 HC was listed as obsolete.

The AN/M8 HC smoke grenade and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Notation Release Date
Conflict: Global Terror 2005
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter AN-M8 MP only 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms As the "AN/M8 HC" 2007
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 AN-M8 PC version only 2007
Medal of Honor: Warfighter not usable 2012
Project Reality: Normandy 2013
Post Scriptum 2018
Call to Arms 2018
Enlisted 2021

Anime

Title Character Notation Release Date
Jormungand In the episode "Vein" 2012
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