Description
To provide improved antipersonnel capability when loaded in 155mm projectile, M449 Series, 8 inch projectile M404 and 16 inch projectile Mk 19 Mod 0.
The grenade M43A1 is not painted or marked. It is an airburst munition which is expelled from the projectile in flight, Upon surface impact, the explosive components are ejected upward for airburst. The grenade consists of a housing assembly with two spring loaded vanes and a two-piece steel ball filled with Composition A5.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
Hazardous Components
No information about hazardous components.
See Also
Projectile, 155mm HE, M449 Series
Projectile, 16 inch HE, Mk 19 Mod 0
Source(s)
TM 43-0001-28, Artillery Ammunition (chg 11, 2003)
TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)
