M5 Crowd Control Munition

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.