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It consisted of an elasticized stockinette bag made of dark coloured material, a metal cap, and an all ways fuze, the same fuze as was found in the No. 69 grenade and No. 73 grenade. The Gammon bomb or grenade was an "improvised hand-thrown bomb used by the Home Guard, the Special Air Service and the Resistance, especially suitable for the ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Hand grenades (2 C, 10 P) I. Incendiary grenades (6 P) L. Grenade launchers (9 C, 30 P) R.
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No. 36M Mk I Mills Bomb (Ordered 50000 grenades from Britain) [151] M1924 Stielhandgranate (Received approx. 500000 grenades from Germany in September 1941) [151] Eihandgranate 39 (Received approx. 150000 grenades from Germany in August 1944) [151] M1914/30 (Captured during Winter War) [151] RGD-33 (Captured) [151] F-1 grenade (Captured) [151]
The grenade was 20 cm in diameter, weighed 10 kg, and had a cast iron shell. It contained iron pellets, and an adjustable fuse. The grenade was used with a dedicated grenade launcher called a 'wangu' (碗口). It was used in both the besieging and defense of fortifications, to great effect. [12]
Illustration of an MK3A2 grenade. The MK3 hand grenade is a cylindrical concussion grenade designed to produce casualties during close combat while minimizing danger to friendly personnel exposed in the open owing to minimal fragmentation. There is a secondary fragmentation hazard though from rocks, gravel, wood splinters, glass, etc.
Pages in category "World War II grenades of the United Kingdom" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It takes very high temperatures to ignite, but when alight, it can burn through solid steel. In World War II, such devices were employed in incendiary grenades to burn through heavy armour plate, or as a quick welding mechanism to destroy artillery and other complex machined weapons.