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    24 Jan 2025 Garand Picture of the Day

    He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
    There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.

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    That's a smoke, right? Not a WP?
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    The predecessor to the M2A1 grenade chemical projection adapter. Later on, the M2A1 would use a setback ring to hold the spoon instead of the way pictured. The setback ring or setback band is a ring with a spring that slips off the spoon handle under the force of takeoff. You can tell they're using a regular 4 prong M1icon adapter and making it work
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    Quote Originally Posted by jond41403 View Post
    You can tell they're using a regular 4 prong M1icon adapter and making it work
    If it works it ain't stupid, eh? It may require some talent though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    That's a smoke, right? Not a WP?

    Looks like WP

    Note rim at top and bottom of smoke below



    as compared to the rounded edges shown below

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    Well, WP sure gives a better smoke screen than FS types do. When they burst the smoke comes from everywhere instead of just the grenade body.
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    I like Willy Pete, however when in Basic Training in 1970 when we were on the grenade range we got a demonstration of all the grenades before throwing our own. When the WP grenade was thrown a really big Drill Sergeant from Hawaii was tasked to throw it. He wound up and pitched. And immediately ran like a rabbit. First thought was "WTF," and second thought when it detonated was "WTF!!!!" as some of it reached his pit. Far far better as a rifle grenade. And no, they wouldn't give trainees a WP grenade. Just two HE.
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    Quote Originally Posted by eb in oregon View Post
    second thought when it detonated was "WTF!!!!" as some of it reached his pit.
    Exactly. I had the opportunity to be present when our armored vehicles fired their RP launchers in '95 or'96. As they went skyward they were exuding RP and snarling. I was lucky and the wind was against them and in my favor. No one was aware I was present when they fired...pretty enlightening. Pretty dangerous.
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    chemical grenade projuction adopter

    Modern post Korean War variation of the chemical grenade dopter

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    Quote Originally Posted by RCS View Post
    chemical grenade adapter
    Never saw one of those before...
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