Hand Grenades with Irritant action GH-CS and GH-CS-1
GH-CS: NSN 1330-50-001-2657
GH-CS-1: NSN 1330-50-001-3043
The Hand Grenades GH-CS and GH-CS-1 are used to incapacitate criminals, handle hostage situations, assist counter terrorist operations, as well as, operations for order restoration, via creation of partition irritant smoke screen / cloud.
The purpose of the intended use is to obtain the incapacitating effect, i.e. temporarily incapacitate a person, preventing from active well-directed operations and physical aggressive activity via the creation of a smoke cloud with irritant substance.
| TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS | GH-CS | GH-CS-1 |
| Weight, kg | 0.43 max | 0.22 max |
| Overall dimensions, mm:
– diameter – height |
58
145 |
51
118 |
| Fuze type | AF14 | AF14 |
| Fuze delay time, s | from 1.5 to 2.3 | from 1.5 to 2.3 |
| Irritant agent | CS | CS |
| Time till start irritant smoke releasing, s | up to 5 | up to 5 |
| Time for the creation of irritant smoke, s | at least 15 | at least 15 |
| Volume of the cloud with incapacitant concentration, m3 |
400 | 200 |
| Filling | Pyrotechnic composition based on CS |
Pyrotechnic composition based on CS |
| Operational temperature range, °C | from minus 43 to 52 | from minus 43 to 52 |
| CLASS OF EXPLOSION HAZARD: | 1.4G (6.1, 8); UN 0301 | 1.4G (6.1, 8); UN 0301 |
| PACKING | ||
| 36 Grenades, each one wrapped in a wax paper, are packed in a wooden case. |
20 Grenades are packed in a metal airtight box. Three metal boxes are arranged in a wooden case (60 grenades totally). |
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| Wooden case dimensions, mm | 420 x 400 x 216 | 875 x 398 x 206 |
| Wooden case gross weight, kg | 22 | 27 |
| Wooden case volume, m3 | 0.034 | 0.072 |