Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The original Mk 2 grenade had a 3 ⁄ 8-inch (9.5 mm) threaded plug in its base, which covered the opening used to place the explosive filling, either 1.85 oz (52 g) of TNT, 2.33 oz (66 g) of Trojan explosive (a mixture of 40% nitrostarch, ammonium nitrate, and sodium nitrate), 1.85 oz (52 g) of a 50/50 amatol/nitrostarch mixture, or 1.85 oz (52 g) of Grenite (a mixture of 95% nitrostarch and ...
The grenade has a smooth surface, unlike the Mk II series "pineapple" casing. The M67 was part of a similar PIP and is identical to the M33, with the exception of the additional safety clip for the spoon of the grenade on the M67. [8] Early M33 grenades were also more of an oval shape before transitioning over to the more spherical shape of the ...
The modern fragmentation grenade was developed during the 20th century. The Mills bomb, first adopted in 1915 by the British army, is an early fragmentation grenade used in World War I. The Mk 2 grenade was a fragmentation grenade adopted by the American military based on the Mills bomb, and was in use during World War II. [6]
Panoramic view of the Trojan Powder Company plant near Allentown, Pennsylvania, c. 1918 The Mk 1 grenade, used during World War I andlater replaced by the Mk 2 grenade. During World War I (1914–18) the Trojan Chemical Company expanded the plant in Allentown to manufacture explosives and load them into grenades and mortar shells. [11]
Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Mk2 grenade
Grenades and grenade launchers Name Image Type Origin Details Mk 2 grenade: Grenade United States: M7 grenade launcher: Grenade launcher United States: Fired smoke, fragmentation, and anti-armor grenades
Eighty years ago, Japanese Americans held in prison camps were allowed to return home. But much of what they'd left behind was gone: homes, businesses, personal property.
Mk 2 grenade, a hand grenade used by the United States military starting in World War II; Marte Mk2, a radar-guided helicopter and ship-launched short/medium-range anti-ship missile weapon system developed by Oto Melara and used by the Italian Navy