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[[Image:M34 2-1-.jpg|thumb|right|301px|M34 White Phosphorous grenade]] | [[Image:M34 2-1-.jpg|thumb|right|301px|M34 White Phosphorous grenade. This is a post-1987 version with STANAG 2321-compliant markings.]] | ||
The '''M34 white phosphorous grenade''' is an American bursting smoke / incendiary grenade designed by Rocky Mountain Arsenal in the 1950s to replace the WW2-era M15 WP grenade, with a redesigned casing to prevent it being mistaken for a burning-type smoke grenade and to allow compatibility with M2-type rifle grenade launchers. The M34 produces a dense, IR-blocking white smokescreen that lasts for approximately 60 seconds. | The '''M34 white phosphorous grenade''' is an American bursting smoke / incendiary grenade designed by Rocky Mountain Arsenal in the 1950s to replace the WW2-era M15 WP grenade, with a redesigned casing to prevent it being mistaken for a burning-type smoke grenade and to allow compatibility with M2-type rifle grenade launchers. The M34 produces a dense, IR-blocking white smokescreen that lasts for approximately 60 seconds. | ||
Revision as of 18:32, 1 November 2017
The M34 white phosphorous grenade is an American bursting smoke / incendiary grenade designed by Rocky Mountain Arsenal in the 1950s to replace the WW2-era M15 WP grenade, with a redesigned casing to prevent it being mistaken for a burning-type smoke grenade and to allow compatibility with M2-type rifle grenade launchers. The M34 produces a dense, IR-blocking white smokescreen that lasts for approximately 60 seconds.
The pre-scored casing has a far superior bursting radius of 35 metres compared to the 17 of the M15: unfortunately this is actually larger than the 30 metres the average soldier can throw it by hand, making it very dangerous if the thrower cannot retreat to cover before the 4-5 second fuze burns down.
Most existing M34s were manufactured prior to the adoption of NATO STANAG 2321 (which standardised ammunition color coding for rounds larger than 20mm) in 1987 and have white bodies: those manufactured afterwards are green (indicating a smoke / marker round). As of the September 2000 version of FM 3-23.30 ("grenades and pyrotechnic signals") the M34 was listed as obsolete.
The M34 White Phosphorous grenade appears in the following films being used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elysium | Matt Damon | Max De Costa | Depicted as a futuristic high-explosive grenade | 2013 |
| We Were Soldiers | NVA soldier | 2002 | ||
| Platoon | Tom Berenger | SSgt. Robert Barnes | 1986 | |
| Platoon | Robert "Rock" Galotti | Huffmeister | 1986 | |
| Commander Hamilton | PLO fighter | 1998 |
Video Games
| Title | As | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Old Snake | 2008 | ||
| Mercenaries 2: World in Flames | Mercenaries | 2008 | ||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | Willy Pete | 2010 | ||
| War Inc. Battlezone | 2010 | |||
| Battlefield 4 | M34 Incendiary | 2013 |