|
|
|
Your One Stop Shop for Smoke Bombs, M-18's, and Hand Flares!
What is a smoke
bomb? * smoke bomb: a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Smoke bombs are a firework designed to produce colored smoke upon ignition. While there are smoke generating devices that are dropped from airplanes, the term "smoke bomb" is typically used to describe the three varieties of smoke devices: # Smoke Balls - hollow, cherry-sized spheres of brightly-colored clay filled with a smoke composition. They produce a forceful jet of colored smoke for 10-15 seconds. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_bomb
More smoke bomb definitions:
Smoke bombs are canister-type grenades used as ground-to-ground or ground-to-air signaling devices, target or landing zone marking devices, or a screening devices for unit movements. The body consists of a sheet steel cylinder with a few emission holes on top and at the bottom to allow smoke release when the bomb is ignited. The filler consists of 250 to 350 grams of colored (red, green, yellow or violet) smoke mixture (mostly potassium chlorate, lactose and a dye). Another type of smoke bomb are the bursting kind. These are filled with white phosphorus (WP), which is spread by explosive action. White phosphorus catches fire in the presence of air, and burns with a brilliant yellow flame, while producing copious amounts of white smoke (phosphorus pentoxide). These double as incendiary grenades (q.v.).
Smoke bombs are sometimes used in paintball, though these are not necessarily of military grade.