The M5 Modular Crowd Control Munition (MCCM) is a non-lethal device used to disperse, incapacitate and deny crowds/ large groups of people with the percussion and flash along with 600 high-velocity rubber balls moving outwards towards the crowd. It can be deployed and set up by troops (mounted and dismounted) and detonated via a command wire.[1]
It is similar in use and design to the M18A1 Claymore mine, but is non-lethal. Used for area denial, stand off situations, crowd control (i.e. outside Embassies) by law enforcement and military services, the M5 MCCM is effective to around 30m covering a 60–80-degree horizontal arc, with a minimum safe distance of 5m from the leading face of the device.[2]
The MCCM is to be deployed in a "minimum force" role where lethal outcomes may not be desired. It is a low hazard munition consisting of a 0.04" layer of sheet explosive (propellant). On one side of this sheet lies the projectiles (of .32 calibre, rubber material) and on the other side, a foam sheet. These components are held together by inert binder similar to play-dough or plasticine.[2]
As mentioned earlier, the MCCM is very similar to the M18A1 Claymore mine, except the MCCM has a raised, tactile surface for easier discrimination between a M18A1 Claymore and itself.[1]
It is currently in use by the US military forces for area protection and defence. It can be vehicle mounted (for vehicle protection), mounted to buildings or used as a standalone device.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 M5 Modular Crowd Control Munition. Globalsecurity.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 M5 Modular Crowd Control Munition (MCCM). Pica.army.mil.
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