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Which grenade...
Which grenade...
Since I collect grenades here in the USA, what does the UK presently use for its grenade. I maybe going out on the limb here but doesn't the UK buy them from the Swiss?
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macvsog wrote:Since I collect grenades here in the USA, what does the UK presently use for its grenade. I maybe going out on the limb here but doesn't the UK buy them from the Swiss?
Ruag HG-85 is the one I believe, can't remember the UK designation for it though.
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L109A1 HE Fragmentation Grenademutter1 wrote: Ruag HG-85 is the one I believe, can't remember the UK designation for it though.
The L109A1 came into service in the British military in 2001, replacing the L2A2 as the standard anti-personnel grenade. The L109A1 weighs 465 gm, has a fuse delay of 3-4 seconds. The grenade is filled with RDX explosives. On detonation the steel shell bursts and fragments outwards at high velocity.
This is the model I wished we would of paid more attention to: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DM51
Just my $.02 worth
Just my $.02 worth
Here is the translated version: http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... 11,GGLD:en
German grenades are nice. I had a chance to throw some old potato mashers. Pretty damn nice despite the age.
We have pretty good grenades as well, quite the assortment.
We have pretty good grenades as well, quite the assortment.
Let them call me a rebel and I welcome it, I feel no concern from it; but I should suffer the misery of demons were I to make a whore of my soul. (Thomas Paine)
Yep, phos cannot be used as an anti-personnel weapon. I've heard of it being used to deny damaged vehicles (melts all the kit inside, radios etc etc). But then neither can a Claymore - that's passed off as an area-defence weapon. I believe the .50 cal HMG is also technically not meant to be used against personnel, but is carried for use against buildings/fortifications, though that one maybe was just proposed rather than actually brought into force.
druadon,
The only way to shoot at people with a .50cal is as long as they have equipment on. Which can meane vests, mag pouches or any other piece of kit on their body. Even if they just have a rifle they are still considered as enemy with equipment on and therefore can be engaged. Naturally this pertains to somebody behind a vehicle, behind a wall, inside a vehicle, and with any magazine pouches and/or web gear on. Their is however one military group that is using CS gas actively. Cannot tell you the name but if you were to guess it correctly there would be nothing I could do.
The only way to shoot at people with a .50cal is as long as they have equipment on. Which can meane vests, mag pouches or any other piece of kit on their body. Even if they just have a rifle they are still considered as enemy with equipment on and therefore can be engaged. Naturally this pertains to somebody behind a vehicle, behind a wall, inside a vehicle, and with any magazine pouches and/or web gear on. Their is however one military group that is using CS gas actively. Cannot tell you the name but if you were to guess it correctly there would be nothing I could do.
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Macvsog,
My favourite is the 'social hand grenade'!
If you need any translating doing in the future, let me know. I have a contact who can get real translations done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdf2eLeCLHI
My favourite is the 'social hand grenade'!
If you need any translating doing in the future, let me know. I have a contact who can get real translations done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdf2eLeCLHI