Hand grenade

Stiel, m. handle, shaft stem, stalk, -granate, /. (Mil.) stick hand grenade, -pfeffer, m. cubeb(s). -zelle, /. stalk cell. 

Perafex. An Allied mechanical deception device produced during WWII. They would be dropped from the air and, on hitting the ground, would imitate the sound of rifle fire and the expin of hand grenades... 

WP was largely used by the Allies in WWI for screening smokes in hand grenades and mortars. 

The modern equivalent of a stone thrown by hand is the hand grenade, of which the best-known form is the Mills bomb illustrated diagrammatically in Fig. 15.1. The steel shell is thinned along crossing lines, so that on explosion it is broken into fragments of predetermined size. When the grenade is thrown the lever is released and allows the... 

All the explosives used for military purposes are in general very insensitive and except in the smallest hand grenades a gaine or booster is used to ensure proper initiation. Such gaines are usually made by compressed pellets of tetryl inserted as a column into a metal tube inside the explosive charge. 

Fragmentation hand grenades dispersed along a trail or road and camouflaged provide an excellent ambush technique. With a primacord system any number can be fired simultaneously. 

Mortar shells can be fired as placed ambush charges in the same way as hand grenades. Being more powerful than grenades, they provide an even more lethal antipersonnel or antivehicular technique. 

The thing to remember is read the fine print in the term sheet. Do not be dazzled by a high premoney valuation if one of these hand grenades is built into the deal. If you permit them in, you can be sure that every subsequent round of investors will insist on equal terms, and the risk to common shareholders will escalate. 

According to tests conducted in Russia (Ref 26), 76 to 122 mm shells with shaped charges penetrated an armor approximately equal to the caliber of the gun, while ammunition of close action , such as hand grenades, antitank projectiles etc, could... 

Grenade. A small explosive or chemical missile which can be either thrown by hand (Hand Grenade), or be projected from the muzzle of a rifle or carbine (Rifle Grenade). Many varieties exist, such as antipersonnel, antitank, chemical, concussion (offensive), defensive, fragmentation, frangible, gas, illuminating, incendiary, practice, riot, smoke and training (Ref 40a, pp 84-51)... 

Fig l-20c FRAGMENTATION HAND GRENADE M26A2 W/FUZE M217... 

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