XM28 Bagged Agent Dispenser

[peteblight]

Does anyone have an image of the XM28 Bagged Agent Dispenser?

This was a aluminum container carried under the UH-1 series helicopter used in Vietnam.

It had 19 compartments each containing 110 paper bags filled with CS2. Each compartment had an electronically operated trapdoor for delivering the agent.

Cheers

Pete

 

[peteblight]

Anybody?

I can find lots of information about this item, but no pictures?

Pete

 

[V40]

Pete,
I am trying hard to find the answer for that one. You sparked an interest in me, so that I too want to learn about that beast. So I am going to look for it and when I find it I too will let you know.

 

[weberoed]

Not sure if one of these are what you are looking for, but they were both CS muntions (one from the gravel mine concept), neither made it very far.

 

[peteblight]

Finally after a couple of weeks going through every manual, museum, hard drive and source of information available, i have a picture of the XM28 Bagged agent dispenser.

The reference is "Chemical Corps Training Information Pamphlets", US Army CC & S, Fort McClellan, Alabama

 

[weberoed]

youhave the same problem I do, trying to catalog or develop a database that allows you to figure out were the XM-ABC item is filed.

nice find, now to get a pick of the "brown bag" itself

 

[peteblight]

That's the next task, but time is running out, i need to have the document completed in a couple of weeks!!

 

[ordnance]

This is probably too late for your project but here's another photo I found by accident today while searching for something else. Hope it helps.

Rick

 

[peteblight]

Rick,

Thanks for this, great information! Where did you find it?

Cheers

Pete

 

[ordnance]

Pete,

It came from the April, 1970 edition of FM 3-2, Tactical Employment of Riot Control Agent CS. It covers a bit of everything from hand grenades, 40mm cartridges, mechanical dispensers, bombs, mortars, and artillery ammo. A pretty good little reference for a 30 page manual that was found at a gun show for $1.