The XM98 Distraction Grenade uses a pyrotechnic charge for crowd control through audio and visual stimuli.
The XM99 Blunt Trauma Grenade uses a pyrotechnic charge to discharge 32 cal rubber balls and achieve crowd control through audio, visual, and physical stimuli.
The XM98 and XM99 use a common design. In the XM98 grenade, an inert ballast is substituted for the rubber balls.
Background/Status:
The XM98/XM99 program is a joint Army/Marine development program. The U.S. Army Military Police is the lead user. Type Classification is scheduled for 1QFY01.
Characteristics:
- 66 mm Compatible
- Deployment Range:
- Objective: 120 meters
- Threshold: 100 meters
- Effective Radius
- Objective:
- XM98 - 15 meters
- XM99 - 10 meters
- Threshold:
- XM98 - 10 meters
- XM99 - 5 meters
- Fill: 3 canisters
- XM98: Inert Ballast
- XM99: 32 cal Rubber Balls