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Army Issues Market Survey/Sources Sought For Artillery Ground Burst And Hand Grenade Simulators

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 7th, 2013

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Army Issues Market Survey/Sources Sought For Artillery Ground Burst And Hand Grenade Simulators

Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) is conducting a market survey/sources sought to identify potential sources able to manufacture and deliver M115A2 Artillery Ground Burst Simulator and M116A1 Hand Grenade Simulator. M116A1 Simulator Photo: U.S. Army Both are hand-thrown training devices that simulate battlefield noises and effects during troop maneuvers and training. The M115A2 simulator consists of a M3A1 friction type initiator and a piece of Safety Fuse followed by a pressed whistle composition and 40 grams of a…

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