1971 US Army Vietnam War OPERATORS ... - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMTM 9-1330-200-12/TM 1330-12/1A2-1. Hand GrenadeWARNING• GRENADES M67, M33, M61, MB6A1, M26,MK2 MK3A2, MK1, M34, M15, M54, M69,M62, M30. IF ANY OF THESEGRENADES ARE ACCIDENTALLYDROPPED AFTER REMOVAL OFSAFETY CLIP AND SAFETY PIN ORSAFETY PIN, IMMEDIATELY PICK UPGRENADE AND THROW IT INTO SAFEAREA.GRENADES M68, M59 (M33 WIFUZE, M-217) (M33A]), M57, M26A2. IF ANY OFTHESE GRENADES ARE ACCIDENTALLYDROPPED AFTER REMOVAL OFSAFETY CLIP AND SAFETY PIN ORSAFETY PIN, IMMEDIATELY PICK UPGRENADE AND THROW IT INTO SAFEAREA. NEVER KICK OR THROWGRENADE INTO SUMP OR DITCH.WHEN THROWING, GUARD AGAINSTBUMPING ARM OR HAVING GRENADEHIT ANY OBSTACLE.GRENADES M18, AN-M8, M7, M7A I, XM-58, M7A2, M7A3, ABC-M25AI, ABC-M25A2AND AN-M14, M25A2, M47, AND M48.NEVER PICK UP THESE GRENADES IFDROPPED AFTER REMOVAL OFSAFETY. PIN. PERSONNEL SHALLMOVE IMMEDIATELY TO SAFE AREA.NEVER RELEASE HANDLE PRIOR TOTHROWING GRENADE.• THE M47/XM47E3 AND M48/ XM48E3HAND GRENADES PRESENT A RISK OFSERIOUS EYE INJURY IF THEYFUNCTION IN THE HANG FIRE(DELAY) MODE. A LONG TERM HANGFIRE (DELAY). IS POSSIBLE. SAFETYPROTECTION EQUIPMENT MUST BEWORN BY PERSONNEL WHENAPPROACHING THROWN M47/XM47E3AND M48/ XM48E3 GRENADES AS IT ISEXTREMELY DIFFICULT TODISTINGUISH BETWEEN AFUNCTIONED, DUD, OR HANG FIREGRENADE.CHAPTER 2OPERATING INSTRUCTIONSSection I. OPERATION UNDER USUAL CONDITIONSChange 13 2-1• WHEN USING THE M47/XM47E3 ANDM48/XM48E3 HAND GRENADES, THEFOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS MUST BETAKEN:1. ADEQUATE EYE PROTECTION SHALLBE WORN BY TARGETED/OPPOSINGFORCE PERSONNEL DURING BOTHAGENT AND CIVIL DISTURBANCETRAINING EXERCISES.2. ADEQUATE EYE PROTECTION SHALLBE WORN BY PERSONNEL DETAILEDTO HANDLE DUDS/POSSIBLE HANDFIRES AND CLEAR TRAINING/DEMONSTRA-TION/CIVIL DISTURBANCEOPERA-TIONS SITES.3. TRAINING SITES AND CIVILDISTURBANCE OPERATIONS SITESSHOULD BE CLEARED OF EXPENDEDGRENADES AS SOON ASPRACTICABLE.• HC SMOKE CAN BE TOXIC IN HIGHCONCENTRATIONS. SEVERE RESPIR-ATORY DISTRESS OR EVEN DEATHCAN RESULT. ALL PERSONNEL WILLHAVE A PROTECTIVE MASKIMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE BEFORESMOKE IS USED AND SHOULD MASK IFEXPOSED TO ANY CONCENTRATIONOF SMOKE.NOTEAll personnel must wear the following eyeprotection equipment:1. All targeted/opposing force personnelmust wear the M17/M17A1 fieldprotective mask with eye piece outsertsinstalled and face shield, plastic, riotcontrol, NSN 4240-00-412-0512.2. Site clearance personnel must wear theabove specified equipment. Whenprotective mask/face shield are either notavailable or their use is operationallyunacceptable, safety glasses with sideshields tun safety goggles may be worn.The use of an industrial face shield asadditional face protection isrecommended. Only those devicesmeeting' with ANSI Z87.1-1979, orequivalent standards are acceptable.