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M90 Grenade

The M90 Grenade is a soft launched, nonfragmenting, pyrotechnic smoke dispenser. It is compatible with presently fielded 66 mm smoke grenade launchers. A salvo of four grenades conceals the host vehicle by producing an obscurant screen between the threat weapon and the host vehicle.

Background/Status:

The M90 Grenade was Type Classified Standard in August 1997 and production began in FY98.

Characteristics:

• Obscures in the Visual and Near IR Portions of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Ejectable Grenade; 66 mm Compatible
• Nonfragmenting; Pyrotechnically Disseminated
• Low Toxicity and Environmentally Safe
• Effective Cloud Characteristics:
• Deployment Time: 6 seconds
• Deployment Range: 35 meters
• Cloud Height: 2 meters
• Cloud Width: 35 meters
• Cloud Duration: 20 seconds
• Physical Characteristics:
• Length: 225 mm (9.87")
• Diameter: 66 mm (2.6")
• Weight: 1.12 kg (2.47 lb)
• Fill: Terephthalic Acid

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