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AN/M14 incendiary grenade
The AN/M14 incendiary grenade or M14 incendiary grenade is an extremely high-temperature incendiary grenade developed by the United States. It uses the same fuze as the AN/M8 smoke grenade, and originally used the same sheet metal body too, while newer-production grenades seem to have switched to using the body of the M83 smoke grenade instead. Its filler is 26.5 ounces (751 grams) of TH3, a mixture of iron thermate, barium nitrate, sulfur and a binding chemical. This mixture burns at 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,200 degrees Celsius) for 35-40 seconds, long enough to burn through a half-inch thick steel plate, and produces its own oxygen, meaning it can even burn underwater.
It is primarily used to sabotage enemy equipment, particularly vehicle engines, communications gear and heavy guns since the grenade produces molten iron which can weld components together as it cools. It does not have a bursting fuze: the thermate simply burns through the grenade body when it ignites. Because of this, the grenade has to be placed in direct contact with (ideally on top of) whatever it is being used against. The AN/M14 was also issued to aircrews (hence it getting the AN prefix) and could be used as a seamarker (since it would happily burn on water and burns incredibly brightly, enough to cause serious retinal damage at close range if the user looks directly at it) or for the destruction of sensitive equipment like radios and radars after a crash to prevent their capture.
The AN/M14 incendiary grenade and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Thing | Larry Franco | The Norwegian | 1982 | |
| Black Hawk Down | Delta Force soldiers | 2001 | ||
| The Thing | Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Kate Lloyd | 2011 | |
| The Thing | Jørgen Langhelle | Lars | 2011 | |
| Skyfall | Javier Bardem | Raoul Silva | 2012 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| America's Army 3 | 2009 | ||
| America's Army | 2002 | ||
| Kane and Lynch: Dead Men | 2007 | ||
| Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix | 2002 | ||
| Rainbow Six: Vegas | 2006 | ||
| Team Fortress 2 | Recolored, unusable | 2007 | |
| Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | 2008 | ||
| Project Reality: Falklands | 2012 | ||
| Project Reality: Vietnam | 2012 | ||
| Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | Incendiary | 2012 | |
| Yakuza: Dead Souls | Incendiary Grenade | 2012 | |
| Payday 2 | "Incendiary Grenade" | Added in Search for Kento community event (2017) | 2013 |
| Rainbow Six Siege | Unusable | 2015 | |
| Escape from Tarkov | Unusable | 2016 | |
| Insurgency Sandstorm | "AN-M14 Incendiary" | 2018 | |
| Call of Duty: Vanguard | "Thermite" | 2021 |