Section V. DESTRUCTION BY GUNFIRE

TM 43-0002-31

(a) Trail Ianyard for each grenade from up-

wind position at least 10 meters (11 yards) along the

ground to the equipment to be burned.

(b) Wire incendiary grenade in upright posi-

tion over essential part.

(fig 2-4). Make sure lanyard is slack.

(d) Use pliers to straighten safety pin on

grenade. Make sure pull ring is on side leading to other

end of lanyard.

(e) Move back 10 meters from equipment

and pull lanyards hard to remove safety pins, release

levers, and ignite incendiary grenades.

(f) Take cover immediately after

starting fires.

f. Malfunctions Involving Ammunition. Report as

prescribed in AR 75-1 and TM 9-1300-206.

Figure 2-4. AN-M14 Incendiary Grenade Rigged

with Lanyard.

Section V. DESTRUCTION BY GUNFIRE

2-15. Gunfire.

individual and unit weapons and related ammunition,

Selection of the weapons to be used depends upon time

a. Destruction by gunfire consists mainly of firing

available, type and quantity of weapons and ammuni-

ammunition from weapons so as to hit and destroy the

tion available, and type and quantity of equipment to be

equipment. Gunfire is used when there is not enough

destroyed. To obtain best results when destroying

time to destroy the equipment by mechanical means or

equipment by gunfire, some of the types of weapons

fire or when explosive demolition materials are not

and ammunition that can be used are:

available.

a. Flamethrowers projecting thickened flame fuel

b. It is hard to directly hit small items with gunfire.

(para 2-13).

Some items may escape damage serious enough to

b. Rocket launchers launching incendiary rockets

prevent enemy use. Several hits may be needed to

(para 2-13) or antitank rockets.

completely destroy essential parts of equipment or

c. Grenade launchers launching high explosive

supplies.

grenades.

c. Gunfire creates a hazard of ricochets. Surface

d. Machine guns firing incendiary cartridges.

danger zones must be observed by all personnel when

e. Tanks firing antitank cartridges.

gunfire is used to destroy equipment.

f. Self-propelled guns and howitzers firing high

explosive rounds.

2-16. Required Materials for Gunfire. Materials

g. Artillery firing high explosive rounds.

required for destruction of equipment by gunfire include

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