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A hoard of several hundred ceramic hand grenades was discovered during construction in front of a bastion of the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt, Germany, dated to the 17th century. Many of the grenades retained their original black powder loads and igniters. The grenades were most likely intentionally dumped in the moat of the bastion prior to ...
The World War II–era United States Army M37 Demolition Kit contained eight blocks of high explosive, with two priming assemblies, in a canvas bag with a shoulder strap. Part or all of this charge could be placed against a structure or slung into an opening.
Hand grenades (2 C, 10 P) I. Incendiary grenades (6 P) L. Grenade launchers (9 C, 30 P) R. Rifle grenades (44 P) Rocket-propelled grenades (1 C, 2 P) S. Smoke ...
The No. 5 Mk 1 was the first version. The explosive was filled through a small circular plug on the upper half, the detonator assembly was inserted into the centre tube through the bottom of the grenade body via the base plug, the striker and spring was held in tension through the middle by the lever that was held down on the lugs (ears) located on the top of the grenade body via a split pin ...
The RGN and RGO grenades were introduced mid 1980s, [8] during the Soviet–Afghan War to replace the F-1, RG-42 and RGD-5 hand grenades. During combat in the mountains, Soviet troops found out that their grenades were less effective: the steep terrain often caused grenades to accidentally bounce or roll back towards the thrower's position and cause friendly casualties, while their long fuse ...
Hand grenades of the United Kingdom (12 P) Hand grenades of the United States (15 P) Y. Hand grenades of Yugoslavia (1 P) This page was last edited on 1 August 2020 ...
Deaths by hand grenade (185 P) H. Hand grenades by country (10 C) Pages in category "Hand grenades" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The thunder crash bomb (Chinese: 震天雷; pinyin: zhèntiānléi), also known as the heaven-shaking-thunder bomb, was one of the first bombs or hand grenades in the history of gunpowder warfare. It was developed in the 12th-13th century Song and Jin dynasties. Its shell was made of cast iron and filled with gunpowder.