Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals

OCTOBER 2009 This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online (www.us.army.mil) and General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library at (www.train.army.mil). * FM 3-23.30 Field Manual Headquarters No. 3-23.30 Department of the Army Washington, DC, 15 October 2009 Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals Contents Page Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1-1 Hand Grenades ......................................................................................................... 1-1 Pyrotechnic Signals ................................................................................................... 1-2 Plans and Preparations for Training and Combat ...................................................... 1-3 Employment Rules ..................................................................................................... 1-3 Chapter 2 TRAINING ................................................................................................................. 2-1 Section I. Training Strategy .................................................................................... 2-1 Objectives .................................................................................................................. 2-1 Initial and Sustainment Training ................................................................................ 2-1 Section II. Training Program ................................................................................... 2-3 Mission-Essential Tasks ............................................................................................ 2-3 Training Assessment ................................................................................................. 2-3 Trainers ...................................................................................................................... 2-5 Trainer Certification Program ..................................................................................... 2-7 Section III. Training Preparation ............................................................................. 2-8 Conduct a Training Risk Assessment ........................................................................ 2-8 Conduct an Environmental Risk Assessment .......................................................... 2-10 Make Range Coordinations ..................................................................................... 2-10 Section IV. Training Conduct ................................................................................ 2-27 Occupy, Inspect, and Set Up Range ....................................................................... 2-27 Preparation for Training ........................................................................................... 2-28 Conduct the Training ............................................................................................... 2-28 Complete the Training Mission ................................................................................ 2-43 Chapter 3 HAND GRENADES ................................................................................................... 3-1 Inspection .................................................................................................................. 3-1 Storage ...................................................................................................................... 3-6 Use ............................................................................................................................ 3-9 Maintenance ............................................................................................................ 3-19 Destruction Procedures ........................................................................................... 3-20 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes FM 3-23.30, 7 June 2005, and FM 3-23.30, Change 1, 27 November 2006. i Contents Chapter 4 PYROTECHNIC SIGNALS AND SIMULATORS ..................................................... 4-1 Section I. Communication Signals ........................................................................ 4-1 Handheld Signals ...................................................................................................... 4-1 Maintenance .............................................................................................................. 4-8 Destruction Procedures ............................................................................................. 4-8 Ground Smoke Signals ............................................................................................. 4-9 Inspection .................................................................................................................. 4-9 Storage ...................................................................................................................... 4-9 Use .......................................................................................................................... 4-10 Section II. Trip Flares ............................................................................................ 4-11 Storage .................................................................................................................... 4-13 Use .......................................................................................................................... 4-13 Maintenance ............................................................................................................ 4-15 Removal .................................................................................................................. 4-15 Section III. Simulated Signals .............................................................................. 4-15 Early Warning Simulators ........................................................................................ 4-16 Ground-Burst Simulator........................................................................................... 4-20 Hand Grenade Simulator......................................................................................... 4-22 Section IV. Illumination Ground Signal Kits ....................................................... 4-23 Inspection ................................................................................................................ 4-23 Storage .................................................................................................................... 4-24 Use .......................................................................................................................... 4-24 Maintenance ............................................................................................................ 4-24 Destruction Procedures ........................................................................................... 4-24 Chapter 5 EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS ....................................................................... 5-1 Application ................................................................................................................. 5-1 Rules of Engagement ................................................................................................ 5-2 Considerations .......................................................................................................... 5-2 Offensive Operations................................................................................................. 5-2 Defensive Operations ................................................................................................ 5-5 Retrograde Operations .............................................................................................. 5-5 Urban Operations ...................................................................................................... 5-6 Air Operations ........................................................................................................... 5-7 Use Under Adverse Conditions ................................................................................. 5-7 Appendix A CHARACTERISTICS OF GRENADES .................................................................... A-1 Fragmentation Hand Grenades ................................................................................. A-1 Practice Hand Grenades ........................................................................................... A-2 Offensive Hand Grenades ......................................................................................... A-9 Nonlethal Hand Grenades ....................................................................................... A-10 Chemical Grenades................................................................................................. A-11 ii FM 3-23.30 15 October 2009 Contents Appendix B CHARACTERISTICS OF PYROTECHNIC SIGNALS AND SIMULATORS ....................B-1 Section I. Communication Signals ........................................................................ B-1 Handheld Signals .......................................................................................................B-1 Ground Smoke Signals ..............................................................................................B-3 Section II. Trip Flares ............................................................................................. B-8 Section III. Simulated Signals .............................................................................

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