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* The M18 replaced the Willie Pete during WWII, if I remember correctly. --[[User:Yocapo32|yocapo32]] ([[User talk:Yocapo32|talk]]) 03:38, 28 October 2016 (EDT) | * The M18 replaced the Willie Pete during WWII, if I remember correctly. --[[User:Yocapo32|yocapo32]] ([[User talk:Yocapo32|talk]]) 03:38, 28 October 2016 (EDT) | ||
::No, the M18 was adopted in the 50s, replacing the earlier M16 smoke grenade. [[User:Spartan198|Spartan198]] ([[User talk:Spartan198|talk]]) 09:31, 28 October 2016 (EDT) | ::No, the M18 was adopted in the 50s, replacing the earlier M16 smoke grenade. [[User:Spartan198|Spartan198]] ([[User talk:Spartan198|talk]]) 09:31, 28 October 2016 (EDT) | ||
:::Actually, [http://bulletpicker.com/pdf/OP%201664,%20US%20Explosive%20Ordnance.pdf OP 1664 US Explosive Ordinance], 1947, lists the M18 as standard with 7 colors and the M16 as Limited Standard.--[[User:Mandolin|Mandolin]] ([[User talk:Mandolin|talk]]) 14:04, 9 June 2018 (EDT) | |||
== If anyone's curious == | == If anyone's curious == | ||
The non-manufacture of modern violet smoke grenades and the change in formula I got from [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK224729/ here]. It doesn't give a specific date for the change, but the dates of the papers suggest late 80s or early 90s. [[User:Evil Tim|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim|talk]]) 19:05, 6 October 2017 (EDT) | The non-manufacture of modern violet smoke grenades and the change in formula I got from [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK224729/ here]. It doesn't give a specific date for the change, but the dates of the papers suggest late 80s or early 90s. [[User:Evil Tim|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim|talk]]) 19:05, 6 October 2017 (EDT) | ||
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Question
Was just wondering when this was adopted? Google didn't turn up a year, and I notice that it was in Band of Brothers. Was it standing in for another grenade, or has it really been around that long? Jimmoy 15:55, 24 May 2011 (CDT)
- The M18 replaced the Willie Pete during WWII, if I remember correctly. --yocapo32 (talk) 03:38, 28 October 2016 (EDT)
- No, the M18 was adopted in the 50s, replacing the earlier M16 smoke grenade. Spartan198 (talk) 09:31, 28 October 2016 (EDT)
- Actually, OP 1664 US Explosive Ordinance, 1947, lists the M18 as standard with 7 colors and the M16 as Limited Standard.--Mandolin (talk) 14:04, 9 June 2018 (EDT)
- No, the M18 was adopted in the 50s, replacing the earlier M16 smoke grenade. Spartan198 (talk) 09:31, 28 October 2016 (EDT)
If anyone's curious
The non-manufacture of modern violet smoke grenades and the change in formula I got from here. It doesn't give a specific date for the change, but the dates of the papers suggest late 80s or early 90s. Evil Tim (talk) 19:05, 6 October 2017 (EDT)