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[[File:M83 Inert.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sample M83 smoke grenade made inert.]] | [[File:M83 Inert.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sample M83 smoke grenade made inert.]] | ||
The '''M83 TA smoke grenade''' is a modern version of the [[AN/M8 HC smoke grenade]], using the less toxic terephthalic acid (TA or TPA) filler instead of hexachloroethane-zinc (HC). It also features a new body, though it uses the same fuze as the AN/M8. Originally designed in the 1990s purely for use as a training grenade, it 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"). | The '''M83 TA smoke grenade''' is a modern version of the [[AN/M8 HC smoke grenade]], using the less toxic terephthalic acid (TA or TPA) filler instead of hexachloroethane-zinc (HC). It also features a new body, though it uses the same fuze as the AN/M8. | ||
Originally designed in the 1990s purely for use as a training grenade, it 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"). | |||
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| ''[[Project Reality: Vietnam]]'' || As the "M18 smoke grenade" || || 2012 | | ''[[Project Reality: Vietnam]]'' || As the "M18 smoke grenade" || || 2012 | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:31, 14 October 2023
The M83 TA smoke grenade is a modern version of the AN/M8 HC smoke grenade, using the less toxic terephthalic acid (TA or TPA) filler instead of hexachloroethane-zinc (HC). It also features a new body, though it uses the same fuze as the AN/M8.
Originally designed in the 1990s purely for use as a training grenade, it 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
| Game Title | Appears as | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| America's Army | 2002 | ||
| Battlefield 2 | 2005 | ||
| Close Combat: First to Fight | 2005 | ||
| Project Reality | 2005 | ||
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | 2007 | ||
| America's Army 3 | 2009 | ||
| Marines: Modern Urban Combat | 2010 | ||
| Battlefield Play4Free | 2011 | ||
| Project Reality: Falklands | 2012 | ||
| Project Reality: Vietnam | As the "M18 smoke grenade" | 2012 |