M67 (Grenade)

History

The M67 is a fragmentation-based grenade designed to complement infantry operations on the battlefield. The concept of grenades is ancient, dating back centuries. The mechanism of the device is to inflict area damage to entrenched personnel by forcibly throwing high-velocity debris in an even fashion.

The M67, currently in service with the U.S. military, has proven to be a powerful area-effect weapon. The M67 was chosen as a replacement for the M61 series of infantry grenades used in the Vietnam War.

The M67 consists of a spherical steel shell 2.5 inches in diameter containing approximately 6.5 ounces of high explosives composed of "component B" material. The grenade is equipped with an M213 series internal fuze that detonates the explosives it contains. The explosion destroyed the grenade casing itself, which in turn became the fragmented parts of this grenade.

Depending on the device's built-in delayed detonation cycle, the operator has four to five seconds to deliver the grenade to the target area.

The actual detonation cycle is activated when the spring-loaded safety lever is detached from the shell during flight. The internal firing pin then hits the firing pin and ignites the M213 fuze. This action precedes the operator's removal of the pin to fully begin the detonation process.

The pin can reportedly be reinserted into the grenade as long as the secure portion of the grenade remains in place.

Range depends on the launcher, with a reported lethal damage radius of about 16.4 feet, potential damage at a distance of 50 feet, and fragments found 750 feet from the center of the blast area can become. That's what these small portable and the value of throwing battlefield equipment.

When serving in Canada, the M67 was known as the "C13".

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