What is Smoke grenade?
[[File:Purple smoke grenade.jpg|thumb|right|A purple smoke grenade being used.]] [[File:Fumigènes dans une manifestation parisienne (2008.11.13)-Romanceor.jpg|thumb|Smoke grenades in use, at a demostration in Paris, in 2008]] A '''smoke bomb''' or '''smoke grenade''' is a bomb that produces a cloud of smoke. It can be used as a toy to make large clouds of colored smoke. It is normally used in the military though. Smoke bombs are used to hide positions and objects from sight behind a thick cloud of smoke. [[Army|Armies]] also use smoke grenades to hide [[soldier]]s from the enemy. Smoke grenades can be used to mark a spot on the ground (for example, a spot where you want a [[helicopter]] to land). Smoke bombs can be thrown or shot. They normally contain a powdered chemical that is ignited. It produces a large cloud of smoke quickly. Then something else starts burning, keeping the smoke cloud thick. ==Related pages== *[[Grenade]] *[[Bomb]] {{military-stub}} [[Category:Toys]] [[Category:Weapons]] [[Category:Law enforcement equipment]]