Draft:List of Grenades
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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 | ![]() |
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Rifle grenade | |
APAV40 | ![]() |
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Rifle grenade | |
Breda Mod. 42 | ![]() |
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Percussion cap | |
ENERGA | ![]() |
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Rifle grenade | |
Instalaza rifle grenade | ![]() |
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1960s-? | Rifle grenade |
M31 HEAT | ![]() |
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1950s-1970s | Rifle grenade |
M52 | ![]() |
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1952-1978 | Rifle grenade |
M9 | ![]() |
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1942-1945 | Rifle grenade |
No. 73 | ![]() |
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1940-1945 | Impact fuse |
No. 74 | ![]() |
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1940-1943 | Time delay fuse |
No. 75 | ![]() |
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1942-? | Crush igniter |
Panzerwurfmine | ![]() |
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Passaglia | ![]() |
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RKG-3 | ![]() |
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1950-Present | Impact fuse |
RPG-40 | ![]() |
1904-1943 | ||
RPG-43 | ![]() |
1943-Present | Impact fuse | |
RPG-6 | ![]() |
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1943-Present | Impact fuse |
STRIM 65 | ![]() |
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1961-1978 | Rifle grenade |
Type 06 | ![]() |
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2006-Present | Rifle grenade |
Type 3 | ![]() |
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1943-1945 | |
Type L | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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M1 | ![]() |
1942-1944 | Friction fuse[1] | |
XM58 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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1995-Present | Time delay fuse |
MK3 | ![]() |
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1918-? | Pyrotechnic fuse[3] |
Model 1914 | ![]() |
1914-? | Time delay fuse | |
NICO BTV-1 | ![]() |
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wz. 24 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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1935-1945 | Percussion cap |
F1 (Australia) | ![]() |
1990s-Present | Time delay fuse | |
F1 (France) | ![]() |
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1915-1940 | Percussion cap |
F-1 | ![]() |
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1939-Present | Time delay fuse |
HG 85 | ![]() |
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1985-Present | Time delay fuse |
Jam tin | ![]() |
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1915-Present | Timed friction fuse |
Ketchum Grenade | ![]() |
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1863-? | Percussion cap |
M26 | ![]() |
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1952-Present | Timed friction fuse |
M33 | ![]() |
Pyrotechnic fuse[4] | ||
M67 | ![]() |
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1968-Present | Pyrotechnic fuse |
M75 | ![]() |
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Mecar M72 | ![]() |
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Mills Bomb | ![]() |
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1915-2021 | Percussion cap |
Mk 1 | ![]() |
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1917-1918 | Timed friction fuse |
Model 17 | ![]() |
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1916-? | Timed friction fuse |
Model 39 | ![]() |
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1939-1945 | Time delay fuse |
Mk 2 | ![]() |
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1918-1950s | Percussion cap |
No. 1 | ![]() |
1908-1915 | Percussion cap | |
No. 15 | ![]() |
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1915-1915 | Timed friction fuse |
No. 2 | ![]() |
1907-1916 | Percussion cap | |
No. 69 | ![]() |
1942-1947 | Impact fuse | |
No. 82 | ![]() |
1943-1945 | Percussion cap | |
OTO Mod. 35 | ![]() |
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1935-1945 | Percussion cap |
RG-41 | ![]() |
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1941-1942 | |
RG-42 | ![]() |
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1942-1954 | Time delay fuse |
RGD-33 | ![]() |
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1933-1942 | Time delay fuse |
RGD-5 | ![]() |
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1954-Present | Pyrotechnic fuse |
RGN | ![]() |
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Impact fuse | |
RGO | ![]() |
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Impact fuse | |
RGZ-89 | ![]() |
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1995-Present | Time delay fuse |
R wz. 42 | ![]() |
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1942-1947 | Timed friction fuse |
SFG 87 | ![]() |
1987-Present | Perucssion cap | |
SRCM Mod. 35 | ![]() |
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1935-1980 | Percussion cap |
Stielhandgranate 15 | ![]() |
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1915-1918 | Timed friction fuse |
Stielhandgranate 16 | ![]() |
1915-1918 | Timed friction fuse | |
Stielhandgranate 17 | ![]() |
1915-1918 | Timed friction fuse | |
Stielhandgranate 24 | ![]() |
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1924-? | Timed friction fuse |
Stielhandgranate 43 | ![]() |
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1943-? | |
STRIM 40 | ![]() |
Rifle grenade | ||
Type 10 | ![]() |
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1921-1945 | Pyrotechnic fuse |
Type 4 | ![]() |
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1944-1945 | Time delay fuse |
Type 91 | ![]() |
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1931-1945 | Pyrotechnic fuse |
Type 97 | ![]() |
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1937-1945 | Pyrotechnic fuse |
Type 99 | ![]() |
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Pyrotechnic fuse | |
V40 | ![]() |
1960s-2008 | Pyrotechnic fuse | |
Vasić M12 | ![]() |
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1912-1945 | |
Viven-Bessières shell | ![]() |
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1916-? | Rifle grenade |
vz.34[5] | ![]() |
Impact fuse[5] | ||
wz. 33 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
1942-1944 | Friction fuse[1] | |
Model 308-1 | ![]() |
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Molotov cocktail | ![]() |
Worldwide | ||
No. 76 | ![]() |
Impact fuse | ||
No. 77 | ![]() |
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 |
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AN-M8 | ![]() |
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1940s | Pull-ring igniter |
Blendkӧrper 1H | ![]() |
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Blendkӧrper 2H | ![]() |
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M15 | ![]() |
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M18 | ![]() |
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1942-1991 | Pull-ring igniter |
M34 | ![]() |
Pyrotechnic fuse | ||
Nebelhandgranate 39 | ![]() |
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Timed friction fuse |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Fuse Lighter, Friction, M1". www.bulletpicker.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "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.