What is the safety for a rifle grenade, bursting smoke, bd?

• A. He, Frag, Move, Fire
• B. He, Frag, Move, Fire, Wp
• C. He, Frag, Move
• D. He, Frag, Move, Fire, Jet

Answer: (B)

The safety for a rifle grenade that bursts smoke must account for all hazards present in the weapon and its payload. A bursting-smoke grenade can carry white phosphorus (WP) as the smoke-producing agent, which introduces a chemical burn and ignition hazard in addition to the high-explosive and fragmentation risks. So the safety statement should reflect: high explosive (HE) content, fragmentation risk, the need to move away from the blast area, the act of firing the device from the rifle, and the WP hazard from the smoke payload. That combination—HE, fragmentation, movement, firing, and WP—best captures the full range of dangers. The option that includes WP does so, and the presence of a “Jet” hazard is not applicable to a standard smoke-producing rifle grenade, which is why including WP rather than Jet is the correct choice.