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Mike Irwin · November 19, 2003, 02:29 AM

OK, now that I have a little time, kick back and enjoy the list...

United Kingdom

Grenade, hand or rifle, No. 36M -- Popularly known as the Mills Bomb.

Grenade, rifle, No. 68 -- The first hollow charge weapon to enter service in any military.

Grenade, hand, No. 69 -- Black plastic casing filled with explosive and an all-ways fuse. Designed as a blast grenade, but later was supplied with fragmentation sleeves.

Grenade, hand, No. 70 -- Designed to replace the Mills Bomb, entered service in the Pacific late in the war. Troops preferred the familiar Mills Bomb.

Grenade, hand, No. 74, AKA the "Sticky Bomb" -- A soft bag in a case with a resinous substance on it. Developed privately, improved in service. Designed to be stuck in place. Supplied mainly to partisans.

Grenade, anti-tank, No. 75 (Hawkins Grenade) -- Designed to be tossed in front of a tank, which hopefully would run over it and set off the crush igniters, blowing off the track. Looked not unlike a canteen. Also useful to partisans for cutting railroad tracks under the train.

Grenade, hand or projector, No. 76 -- Essentially a self-igniting phosphorus grenade that lit off when the glass flask broke against the target. Supplied mainly to the Home Guard, which used the Northover projector to deliver it. Many were apparently cached underground during the war, and are occasionally uncovered during construction projects with a nice gout of flame when a bulldozer breaks them.

Grenade, hand, No. 80, white phosphorus -- One of many similar smoke grenades.

Grenade, hand, No. 82 (Gammon Grenade) -- The "do it yourself" grenade. A small stockinette sack with a fuse on one end. Designed for airborn use, where soldiers would already have plastic explosive in stick form. Fill the bag with as much explosive as you need, and use it like a hand grenade.

Grenade, rifle, No. 85 -- British copy of the American M9A1 grenade.

United States

Fragmentation grenade, Mark 11A1 -- The classic Pineapple grenade of all the war films. Also found use as a rifle grenade with a launch holder.

Offensive hand grenade, Mark 111A2 -- Essentially a cardboard tube filled with a lot of explosive. Blast does the job. Originally touted as a demolition grenade, found a lot of use as a room, bunker, pillbox, and cave clearing grenade.

Antitank grenade, M9 -- The classic rifle grenade

Smoke Grenade, white phosphorus, M15 -- Exaclyt what it says it is.

USSR

Grenade, Model 1914/30 -- Stick grenade with a fly-off handle igniter. Had a supplemental fragmentation sleeve, was normally considered a blast grenade.

Fragmentation Grenade, F-1 -- Looked something like the American pineapple.

Anti-tanke grenade, RPG-43 -- An overgrown stick grenade that was actually a hollow-charge anti-tanke grenade.

Germany

Steilhandgranate 39 -- The classic German stick grenade. Numerous variants to improve framentation performance.

Eihandgranate 39 -- Blast grenade, shaped not unlike a large egg.

Heft Hohladung granate 3KG -- Anti-tank hollow charge grenade. Magnetic, it had to be applied to the tank by a brave soldier. VERY effective. Also effective against up to 20 inches of reinforced concrete. Nasty creature all around.

Nipolit grenades -- Various variants. Explosives made from unstable smokeless powder, it was very effective, could be machined like brass or iron, and resulted in stick grenades where the head and the handle were all explosive.

The Germans also had quite a variety of rifle grenades, or Gewehr Sprenggranaten.

They also had small grenades that could be launched from the standard flare pistols, the Kampfpistole and the Leuchtpistole.

November 19, 2003, 02:29 AM	#9
Mike Irwin member Join Date: December 22, 2002 Location: Below the Manson-Nixon line in Virginia... Posts: 7,953	OK, now that I have a little time, kick back and enjoy the list... United Kingdom Grenade, hand or rifle, No. 36M -- Popularly known as the Mills Bomb. Grenade, rifle, No. 68 -- The first hollow charge weapon to enter service in any military. Grenade, hand, No. 69 -- Black plastic casing filled with explosive and an all-ways fuse. Designed as a blast grenade, but later was supplied with fragmentation sleeves. Grenade, hand, No. 70 -- Designed to replace the Mills Bomb, entered service in the Pacific late in the war. Troops preferred the familiar Mills Bomb. Grenade, hand, No. 74, AKA the "Sticky Bomb" -- A soft bag in a case with a resinous substance on it. Developed privately, improved in service. Designed to be stuck in place. Supplied mainly to partisans. Grenade, anti-tank, No. 75 (Hawkins Grenade) -- Designed to be tossed in front of a tank, which hopefully would run over it and set off the crush igniters, blowing off the track. Looked not unlike a canteen. Also useful to partisans for cutting railroad tracks under the train. Grenade, hand or projector, No. 76 -- Essentially a self-igniting phosphorus grenade that lit off when the glass flask broke against the target. Supplied mainly to the Home Guard, which used the Northover projector to deliver it. Many were apparently cached underground during the war, and are occasionally uncovered during construction projects with a nice gout of flame when a bulldozer breaks them. Grenade, hand, No. 80, white phosphorus -- One of many similar smoke grenades. Grenade, hand, No. 82 (Gammon Grenade) -- The "do it yourself" grenade. A small stockinette sack with a fuse on one end. Designed for airborn use, where soldiers would already have plastic explosive in stick form. Fill the bag with as much explosive as you need, and use it like a hand grenade. Grenade, rifle, No. 85 -- British copy of the American M9A1 grenade. United States Fragmentation grenade, Mark 11A1 -- The classic Pineapple grenade of all the war films. Also found use as a rifle grenade with a launch holder. Offensive hand grenade, Mark 111A2 -- Essentially a cardboard tube filled with a lot of explosive. Blast does the job. Originally touted as a demolition grenade, found a lot of use as a room, bunker, pillbox, and cave clearing grenade. Antitank grenade, M9 -- The classic rifle grenade Smoke Grenade, white phosphorus, M15 -- Exaclyt what it says it is. USSR Grenade, Model 1914/30 -- Stick grenade with a fly-off handle igniter. Had a supplemental fragmentation sleeve, was normally considered a blast grenade. Fragmentation Grenade, F-1 -- Looked something like the American pineapple. Anti-tanke grenade, RPG-43 -- An overgrown stick grenade that was actually a hollow-charge anti-tanke grenade. Germany Steilhandgranate 39 -- The classic German stick grenade. Numerous variants to improve framentation performance. Eihandgranate 39 -- Blast grenade, shaped not unlike a large egg. Heft Hohladung granate 3KG -- Anti-tank hollow charge grenade. Magnetic, it had to be applied to the tank by a brave soldier. VERY effective. Also effective against up to 20 inches of reinforced concrete. Nasty creature all around. Nipolit grenades -- Various variants. Explosives made from unstable smokeless powder, it was very effective, could be machined like brass or iron, and resulted in stick grenades where the head and the handle were all explosive. The Germans also had quite a variety of rifle grenades, or Gewehr Sprenggranaten. They also had small grenades that could be launched from the standard flare pistols, the Kampfpistole and the Leuchtpistole.