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The M34 grenade was a variant of the M15 designed to be usable as a rifle grenade using the M2 series of grenade launching adapters, and was ribbed to give the fins better grip on the grenade body. [ 18 ]
Pages in category "Hand grenades of the United States" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Hand grenades Type 18 Frag grenade China: Type 86 Frag grenade China: Type 82-2 Frag grenade China: Type 73 mini grenade Frag grenade China [35] FSL-02 Smoke grenade China: The grenade weights 750 grams, and has a length of 140 mm with a diameter of 65 mm. Duration is 2 minutes at 2–5 m/s wind speed.
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 .
War Department Ordnance Field Service Bulletin (OFSB) No. 3-14 (Tentative) Ammunition Identification Code (A.I.C.), January 16, 1942. War Department Ordnance Field Service Bulletin (OFSB) No. 3-14 (3rd edition) Ammunition Identification Code (A.I.C.), July 1, 1943. War Department Supply Manual ORD-11 SNL Group S (Bombs, Grenades and Pyrotechnics)
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.
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 .
When using a hand grenade, the objective is to have the grenade explode so that the target is within its effective radius while keeping the thrower out of the same. For this reason, several systems has been used to trigger the explosion. Impact was the first used, with fragile containers of Greek fire that ruptured when landing. Later impact ...