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A rifle grenade is a grenade that uses a rifle-based launcher to permit ... there was a sudden need for rifle grenades. The British government purchased a rodded ...
The British Army continued to use grenades with a seven-second fuse for use in rifle mounted grenade projectors where the fuse time was required to allow the grenade to reach its full range. [citation needed] The heavy segmented bodies of "pineapple" type grenades result in an unpredictable pattern of fragmentation.
[6] However, the British did not immediately adopt the idea and entered World War I without any rifle grenades. [4] As soon as trench warfare started, however, there was a sudden need for rifle grenades. The British government purchased a rodded variant of the No. 2 grenade as a temporary solution. [4]
In British service, the Energa was known as the anti-tank grenade, No. 94 (ENERGA). It was designed to be fired from the Projector (No. 4 rifle) Mark 5' (c.1952), an attachment for the Lee–Enfield No.4 rifle. The later L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle could also fire the Energa, but it was not commonly
British smoke grenade with various markings, including "Grenade Hand Smoke Screening Training L83A1" designation. The L number ("L" standing for Land Service) [1] or weapon identity number [2] system is a numerical designation system used for the type classification of British Army weapons and related stores.
The No. 68 grenade entered service with the British Army in November 1940. [1] However, it proved to be not much better than the inadequate Boys anti-tank rifle and could not be improved as the size of the explosive charge was limited by the diameter of the discharger cup, [6] It was introduced into service with the Home Guard in February 1941 and was retained until the force stood-down in 1944.
Sterling/Patchett Machine Carbine Mark 1- British submachine gun first produced in 1944 but only trialled and used in small numbers during the war. BSA Welgun – The Welgun was a prototype submachine gun developed by the British irregular warfare organisation, the Special Operations Executive. Although it performed well in tests, it was never ...
A Hales grenade from c. 1915. Hale's rifle grenade was accepted by the British Army in 1913 but by the start of the First World War only a single box of 50 grenades was on hand. [4] It was the only rifle grenade available to the British Army at that point of the war. [1]