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The M67 grenade is a fragmentation hand grenade used by the United States military. The M67 is a further development of the M33 grenade, itself a replacement for the M26-series grenades used during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and the older Mk 2 "pineapple" grenade used since World War I.
The Mk 2 grenade (initially known as the Mk II), also nicknamed the Pineapple is a fragmentation-type anti-personnel hand grenade introduced by the U.S. armed forces in 1918. It was the standard issue anti-personnel grenade used during World War II, and also saw limited service in later conflicts, including the Korean War and Vietnam War.
Fragmentation is the process by which the casing, shot, or other components of an anti-personnel weapon, bomb, barrel bomb, land mine, IED, artillery, mortar, tank gun, autocannon shell, rocket, missile, grenade, etc. are dispersed and/or shattered by the detonation of the explosive filler.
Time-Delay Grenade. The most common type of grenade on the battlefield is the time-delay fragmentation anti-personnel hand grenade. The primary function of this grenade is to kill or maim nearby enemy troops. To ensure maximum damage, the grenade is designed to launch dozens of small metal fragments in every direction when it explodes.
A common type of explosive grenade is the fragmentation grenade, whose iron body, or case, is designed to break into small, lethal, fast-moving fragments once the TNT core explodes. Such grenades usually weigh no more than 2 pounds (0.9 kg).
The company’s “modern era” of offensive hand grenades started with the Fragmentation Hand Grenade 165, a “black ball” design featuring 165 grams of Comp B or PBXN110 explosive in a pre-fragmented steel body that provides nearly 360-degree distribution of 2,500 to 3,000 equal sized lethal fragments.
M67 FRAGMENTATION HAND GRENADE. The body of the M-67 hand grenade is a 2.5-inch diameter steel sphere designed to burst into numerous fragments when detonated. It produces casualties within an effective range of 49.5 yards (15 meters) by the high velocity projection of fragments.
The M26 grenade, used in Cornett’s attack on Donald F. Bongers, fragments into hundreds of pieces when it explodes. Its official designation as “Grenade, Fragmentation,” led to the term “fragging.”
Fragmentation grenades, commonly known for their lethal efficiency in combat scenarios, are explosive devices designed to disperse shrapnel upon detonation. These grenades can cause devastating effects within their blast radius, making them a formidable tool in military settings.
A common type of explosive grenade is the fragmentation grenade, whose iron body, or case, is designed to break into small, lethal, fast-moving fragments once the TNT core explodes. Such grenades usually weigh no more than 2 pounds (0.9 kg).