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The Gammon bomb, officially known as the No. 82 grenade was a British hand grenade used during World War II. Overview ...
The No. 69 was the first British device to make use of the "all-ways fuze" later seen in the No. 82 Gammon bomb, the No. 73 Thermos bomb and the No. 77 smoke grenade.The "all-ways" fuze is an impact-only fuze.
The No. 73 grenade had a roughly cylindrical shape and plastic screw-on cap, [8] similar to that of a Thermos flask, from which the "Thermos bomb" nickname was derived. [9] It was approximately 3.5 inches (89 mm) in diameter and 11 inches (280 mm) in length, [ 10 ] and weighed 4.5 pounds (2.0 kg).
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Battle patrol of the 1st East Surreys rest after returning from enemy territory in Italy, 16 December 1943. The soldier is the centre is holding a Hawkins grenade. The Grenade, Hand, Anti-Tank, No. 75, also known as the "Hawkins grenade" was a British anti-tank hand grenade used during World War II.
With the battery in their hands, but no sappers or explosives, the British gathered together what plastic explosives they had been issued for use with their Gammon bombs to try to destroy the guns. [16] By this time, Steiner had returned to Franceville-Plage, and directed his regiment's 2nd and 3rd Batteries to fire onto the Merville Battery. [21]
The No. 76 special incendiary grenade also commonly known as the A.W. bomb (Albright and Wilson bomb) and SIP grenade (self-igniting phosphorus grenade), was an incendiary grenade based on white phosphorus used during World War II.
Lanchester submachine gun – British submachine gun, developed from the German MP28, used by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force.; Sten – simple design, low-cost British submachine gun in service from late 1941 to the end of the war.