The M5 modular crowd control munition is a non-lethal, direct-fire device built for United States military and law enforcement use to disperse or deny an area to large groups of people, combining a flash-bang effect with the impact of roughly six hundred high-velocity rubber or plastic balls across a sixty- to eighty-degree arc out to about thirty meters. It is built like the lethal M18A1 Claymore mine, with a thin sheet of explosive between the projectiles and a foam backing, but is marked with a raised diamond pattern and light green color on its back plate to prevent confusion with an actual Claymore, and it can be used standalone, mounted on a vehicle, or fixed to a building or fence, including for standoff protection of sites such as embassies.
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Weapon Class (category)Grenade / Explosive Device 1 Classification
Service Status Weapon ClassNon-lethal crowd control munition 1 Connections
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Introduction
The M5 modular crowd control munition (MCCM) is a non-lethal direct fire device used to disperse, incapacitate and deny area access to large groups of people
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It is currently in use by US military forces for area protection and defense. It can be vehicle mounted (for vehicle protection, and show-of-force crowd control), mounted to buildings and fencing, or used as a standalone device.
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