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1514-54

Description

The M1A2 safe destroying incendiary is a modification of the M1A1 incendiary and is designed for the same purpose. Like the M1A1 incendiary, it is authorized for use only outside the zone of. interior by units equipped with CSP 2900, SIGROD, or ASAMI-1 cryptographic devices stored in Signal Corps CH-76 two section safes. It is identical in size and construction with the M1A1 incendiary except that the center fuze is an M210 incendiary fuze, and that two M209 electric floating smoke pot fuzes take the place of the electric squibs in the M1A1 incendiary. The M210 incendiary fuze is identical with the M201A1 grenade igniting fuze except that it has a short safety lever.

See Also

Incendiary, Safe Destroying, TH1, M1A1

Smoke Pot, M209

Source(s)

TM 3-300, Ground Chemical Munitions (1956)