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- Comment: I suggest adding an inline citation for every entry. I am honestly surprised no general list of grenades has been made yet. Shadow311 (talk) 20:30, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
Grenades are small explosive devices designed to be thrown at targets.
Anti-tank[edit]
An anti-tank grenade is a grenade used to defeat armored targets.
Name | Image | Country of origin | Produced | Detonation Mechanism |
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AC58 | France | Rifle grenade | ||
APAV40 | France | Rifle grenade | ||
Breda Mod. 42 | Italy | Percussion cap | ||
ENERGA | Liechtenstein | Rifle grenade | ||
Instalaza rifle grenade | Spain | 1960s-? | Rifle grenade | |
M31 HEAT | United States | 1950s-1970s | Rifle grenade | |
M52 | France | 1952-1978 | Rifle grenade | |
M9 | United States | 1942-1945 | Rifle grenade | |
No. 73 | United Kingdom | 1940-1945 | Impact fuse | |
No. 74 | United Kingdom | 1940-1943 | Time delay fuse | |
No. 75 | United Kingdom | 1942-? | Crush igniter | |
Panzerwurfmine | Germany | |||
Passaglia | Italy | |||
RKG-3 | Soviet Union | 1950-Present | Impact fuse | |
RPG-40 | Soviet Union | 1904-1943 | ||
RPG-43 | Soviet Union | 1943-Present | Impact fuse | |
RPG-6 | Soviet Union | 1943-Present | Impact fuse | |
STRIM 65 | France | 1961-1978 | Rifle grenade | |
Type 06 | Japan | 2006-Present | Rifle grenade | |
Type 3 | Japan | 1943-1945 | ||
Type L | Italy | 1940-1945 | Percussion cap |
Chemical[edit]
A chemical grenade is a grenade that releases or burns a gas and does not explode.
Name | Image | Country of origin | Produced | Detonation Mechanism |
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GLI-F4 | France | 2011-Present | ||
M1 | United States | 1942-1944 | Friction fuse[1] | |
XM58 | United States | Delay ignition fuse[2] |
Concussion/Stun[edit]
A concussion grenade is a grenade that's effect is produced by its explosion instead of releasing shrapnel or chemicals.
A stun grenade is a grenade that typically produces a flash and loud sound in an attempt to disorient a target.
Name | Image | Country of origin | Produced | Detonation Mechanism |
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M84 | United States | 1995-Present | Time delay fuse | |
MK3 | United States | 1918-? | Pyrotechnic fuse[3] | |
Model 1914 | Russian Empire | 1914-? | Time delay fuse | |
NICO BTV-1 | United States | |||
wz. 24 | Poland |
Fragmentation[edit]
A fragmentation grenade is a grenade that, upon explosion, releases several fragments, called shrapnel, in multiple directions.
Name | Image | Country of origin | Produced | Detonation Mechanism |
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Breda Mod. 35 | Italy | 1935-1945 | Percussion cap | |
F1 (Australia) | Australia | 1990s-Present | Time delay fuse | |
F1 (France) | France | 1915-1940 | Percussion cap | |
F-1 | Soviet Union | 1939-Present | Time delay fuse | |
HG 85 | Switzerland | 1985-Present | Time delay fuse | |
Jam tin | Australia | 1915-Present | Timed friction fuse | |
Ketchum Grenade | United States | 1863-? | Percussion cap | |
M26 | United States | 1952-Present | Timed friction fuse | |
M33 | United States | Pyrotechnic fuse[4] | ||
M67 | United States | 1968-Present | Pyrotechnic fuse | |
M75 | Yugoslavia | |||
Mecar M72 | Belgium | |||
Mills Bomb | United Kingdom | 1915-2021 | Percussion cap | |
Mk 1 | United States | 1917-1918 | Timed friction fuse | |
Model 17 | Germany | 1916-? | Timed friction fuse | |
Model 39 | Germany | 1939-1945 | Time delay fuse | |
Mk 2 | United States | 1918-1950s | Percussion cap | |
No. 1 | United Kingdom | 1908-1915 | Percussion cap | |
No. 15 | United Kingdom | 1915-1915 | Timed friction fuse | |
No. 2 | United Kingdom | 1907-1916 | Percussion cap | |
No. 69 | United Kingdom | 1942-1947 | Impact fuse | |
No. 82 | United Kingdom | 1943-1945 | Percussion cap | |
OTO Mod. 35 | Italy | 1935-1945 | Percussion cap | |
RG-41 | Soviet Union | 1941-1942 | ||
RG-42 | Soviet Union | 1942-1954 | Time delay fuse | |
RGD-33 | Soviet Union | 1933-1942 | Time delay fuse | |
RGD-5 | Soviet Union | 1954-Present | Pyrotechnic fuse | |
RGN | Soviet Union | Impact fuse | ||
RGO | Soviet Union | Impact fuse | ||
RGZ-89 | Poland | 1995-Present | Time delay fuse | |
R wz. 42 | Poland | 1942-1947 | Timed friction fuse | |
SFG 87 | Singapore | 1987-Present | Perucssion cap | |
SRCM Mod. 35 | Italy | 1935-1980 | Percussion cap | |
Stielhandgranate 15 | Germany | 1915-1918 | Timed friction fuse | |
Stielhandgranate 16 | Germany | 1915-1918 | Timed friction fuse | |
Stielhandgranate 17 | Germany | 1915-1918 | Timed friction fuse | |
Stielhandgranate 24 | Germany | 1924-? | Timed friction fuse | |
Stielhandgranate 43 | Germany | 1943-? | ||
STRIM 40 | France | Rifle grenade | ||
Type 10 | Japan | 1921-1945 | Pyrotechnic fuse | |
Type 4 | Japan | 1944-1945 | Time delay fuse | |
Type 91 | Japan | 1931-1945 | Pyrotechnic fuse | |
Type 97 | Japan | 1937-1945 | Pyrotechnic fuse | |
Type 99 | Japan | Pyrotechnic fuse | ||
V40 | Netherlands | 1960s-2008 | Pyrotechnic fuse | |
Vasić M12 | Serbia | 1912-1945 | ||
Viven-Bessières shell | France | 1916-? | Rifle grenade | |
vz.34[5] | Czechoslovakia[5] | Impact fuse[5] | ||
wz. 33 | Poland | 1933-1939 |
Incendiary[edit]
An incendiary grenade is a grenade that is designed to start fires.
Name | Image | Country of origin | Produced | Detonation Mechanism |
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M1 | United States | 1942-1944 | Friction fuse[1] | |
Model 308-1 | United States | |||
Molotov cocktail | Worldwide | |||
No. 76 | United Kingdom | Impact fuse | ||
No. 77 | United Kingdom |
Smoke/Signaling[edit]
A smoke grenade is a grenade designed to produce a smoke screen to conceal an area.
A signaling grenade is a grenade designed to release smoke to mark a landing or drop zone.
Name | Image | Country of origin | Produced | Detonation Mechanism |
---|---|---|---|---|
AN-M8 | United States | 1940s | Pull-ring igniter | |
Blendkӧrper 1H | Germany | |||
Blendkӧrper 2H | Germany | |||
M15 | United States | |||
M18 | United States | 1942-1991 | Pull-ring igniter | |
M34 | United States | Pyrotechnic fuse | ||
Nebelhandgranate 39 | Germany | Timed friction fuse |
References[edit]
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- ^ "Fuze, M201A1". www.bulletpicker.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Fuze, M206A2". www.bulletpicker.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Fuze, M213". www.bulletpicker.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ a b c "CZK - Granát vz.34 (OÚG vz.34, ONRG-34) : Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia (CZE)". Armedconflicts.com. 2006-04-30. Retrieved 2024-03-17.