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A stun grenade, also known as a flash grenade, flashbang, thunderflash, or sound bomb, [1] is a non-lethal explosive device used to temporarily disorient an enemy's senses. Upon detonation, a stun grenade produces a blinding flash of light and an extremely loud "bang".
The grenade was designed for the Mk 47 Striker. [1] The Mk 47 is a candidate for replacing the Mk 19 grenade launcher , first fielded in 1968, and still in widespread service, around the world. The Mk 47 is considerably lighter than the Mk 19, is designed to fire all the same suites of grenades as the Mk 19, together with more modern grenades ...
A NICO BTV-1 flash-bang grenade. The NICO BTV-1 flash-bang grenade is a flash-bang grenade used in the United States. It is designed to deny access into/out of an area to individuals, move individuals through an area, and suppress individuals. It is a hand-thrown interim replacement for the MK-141 flash-bang grenade based on an urgent needs ...
The M84 is the currently-issued stun grenade ("flashbang") of the United States Armed Forces and SWAT teams throughout the United States. Upon detonation, it emits an intensely loud "bang" of 170–180 decibels and a blinding flash of more than one million candelas within 5 feet (1.5 meters) of initiation, sufficient to cause immediate flash ...
A type of grenade called the 'flying impact thunder crash bomb' (飛擊震天雷) was developed in the late 16th century and first used in September 1, 1592 by the Joseon Dynasty during the Japanese invasions of Korea. [11] The grenade was 20 cm in diameter, weighed 10 kg, and had a cast iron shell. It contained iron pellets, and an adjustable ...
A hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher (Russian: Ручной противотанковый гранатомёт, romanized: Ruchnoy protivotankovyy granatomyot, RPG) is a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon that launches rockets equipped with a shaped-charge explosive warhead.
The SFG 87 (Singapore Fragmentation Grenade) is a defensive fragmentation hand grenade created in Singapore. It is one of the grenades used for infantry divisions of the Singapore Armed Forces. The grenades are produced mainly by Singaporean weapons manufacturer ST Kinetics. It has been mass-produced since 1987, replacing the older SFG 82 and ...
When the grenade lands after being thrown, the righting ribs will extend and raise the grenade perpendicular to the ground, after which the bottom plunger sends the grenade straight up to roughly two metres height where it explodes and sends the shrapnel downwards in a 136° arc, which covers a circle ten metres in diameter.