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AN/M8 HC smoke grenade

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AN/M8 HC smoke grenade
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AN-M8 HC smoke grenade

The AN/M8 HC Smoke Grenade is a standard white burning-type smoke grenade developed in the 1940s with a 1.2-2.0 second fuze, using hexachloroethane-zinc (HC) filler, producing a smoke screen for 105-150 seconds depending on weather conditions.

The smoke produces toxic fumes, and warnings issued with the grenade states it is not to be used in enclosed spaces unless soldiers are wearing breathing gear, due to producing "harmful hydrochloric fumes." The actual dangerous chemical produced is zinc chloride, which is caustic, can cause serious respiratory problems, and displaces oxygen in enclosed spaces. The steel grenade casing also becomes very hot when the grenade is producing smoke, to the point it can cause fires.

As a result of this, any AN/M8 HC appearing in a live-action production is likely a replica or empty shell dispensing a much more actor-friendly smoke mixture. As of the September 2000 version of FM 3-23.30 ("grenades and pyrotechnic signals") the AN/M8 HC was listed as obsolete.

The AN/M8 HC smoke grenade and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Notation Release Date
Conflict: Global Terror 2005
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter AN-M8 MP only 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms As the "AN/M8 HC" 2007
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 AN-M8 PC version only 2007
Medal of Honor: Warfighter not usable 2012
Project Reality: Normandy 2013
Post Scriptum 2018
Call to Arms 2018
Enlisted 2021

Anime

Title Character Notation Release Date
Jormungand In the episode "Vein" 2012