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  Hand grenade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The use of tripwire-triggered grenades (along with Claymores and landmines in general) is banned under the Ottawa Treaty and may be treated as a war crime wherever it is ratified.
Classical "pineapple" grenades, such as the Mills bomb, used smokeless powder and cast-iron shells, which (in theory) would fragment along deliberately cast weak points in the shell—although the pattern on the grenade body was actually intended to allow the user to have a firm grip on the grenade.
This means that the grenade has to hit the vehicle at an exact right angle for the effect to work properly, which is usually achieved by the grenade deploying a small drogue parachute or fabric streamers after being thrown.
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 No 68 AT Grenade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The No. 68 was an early form of shaped charge grenade, and has some claim to be the first High explosive anti-tank device in use.
The grenade was armed by removing a pin in the tail that held the striker.
The simple fins gave it some stability in the air and provided the grenade impacted the target at the proper angle (90 degrees) the charge would be effective.
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 Articles - Hand grenade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
These and other early grenades made of glass or clay were not particularly effective, and they saw little use.
The best known is the XM84 Stun Grenade, commonly known as the "Flashbang", so called because it produces a blinding (1 million Candela) flash and deafening (170-180 decibel) blast.
The British put the first version into the field with the rifle fired M68 AT grenade during the Second World War, but the most widely-distributed types are Russian designs of the 1950s and later, mainly the RKG-3.
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 Hand grenade - Definition, explanation
The word "grenade" has a Spanish origin in the word granada ("pomegranate"), in reference to the general size of early grenades, and because its content of shrapnel pellets reminded them of the seeds in a pomegranate.
When a grenade is out of control, yell "grenade." When a grenade is dropped into a enclosed space like a tunnel, the dropper should yell "Fire in the hole!" to alert his comrades that an explosive is about to detonate.
The use of tripwire-triggered grenades (along with Claymores and landmines in general) is banned under the Ottawa Treaty.
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 M68 AT grenade - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation M68 AT grenade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
M68 AT grenade - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation M68 AT grenade.
The Grenade, rifle M68 /AT was a British anti-tank hand grenade used during World War II.
The M68 was an early form of shaped charge grenade, and has some claim to be the first High explosive anti-tank device in use.
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 Munroe effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, the military usefulness of this effect was not appreciated until the Second World War, the first application possibly being the British No.
68 rifle grenade which entered service in May 1940.
In modern military applications, a Munroe-effect shaped-charge warhead can be expected to penetrate solid steel armor equal to 150-250% of the warhead diameter, though it will tend to be somewhat less effective against modern composite armors and reactive armor which was developed specifically as a counter to shaped charge weapons.
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 Category:Grenades - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
World War I grenades of the United Kingdom
World War II grenades of the United Kingdom
This page was last modified 09:43, 5 June 2005.
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 M68 AT grenade Definition / M68 AT grenade Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
M68 AT grenade Definition / M68 AT grenade Research
The Grenade, rifle M68 /AT was a BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union.
The design of the warhead was simple and failed to included several features which would have improved performance.
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 Hand grenade - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Some grenades are cylindrical and are designed to be fired from riot guns designed for the purpose.
Grenades were also made from glass but if the tempering was wrong the glass disintegrated into powder rather than shards.
"Field Manual FM 3-23.30: Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals (https://atiam.train.army.mil/soldierPortal/atia/adlsc/view/public/8392-1/fm/3-23.30/toc.htm).".
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The hand sized Mills bomb with a cast iron casing is an example of a defensive grenade, the Stielhandgrenate with a tinplate canister around the explosive and a handle is a classic example of the former.
"Field Manual FM 3-23.30: Grenades and Pyrotechnic Signals".
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