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Grenades are anti-personnel explosive weapons that get most of their killing power by shrapnel (little pieces of metal packed inside the grenade casing). Grenades are used during wars to take out a group of soldiers. They can do a lot of damage to unprotected skin, unarmored vehicles, and thin sheets of wood or metal. Grenades have a fuse, so it is possible to pick up a grenade and throw it back or away before it explodes. Advancing body armor designs are now able to withstand shrapnel.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe grenade was invented to allow infantrymen to have "artillery" at arms length.
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Who invented the first grenade?
"The first grenade was invented in China during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD).
Who invented German stick grenade?
jacob zuma
Who invented the fragmentation grenade?
Leonardo Da Vinci Invented It In 1508... He created it to help the Assassin Alliance Against the Borgia Influence...
What year was shrapnel invented?
Preety sure shrapnel was invented when someone went, hey see those guys over there, I really want them to blow up, but there really far away, thus the grenade was born.
An explosive shell thrown by hand?
Hand-grenade or Mills Bomb (British).
Who invented the first grenade?
"The first grenade was invented in China during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD).
How was the grenade invented?
The grenade was invented when a dynamite gave birth to a shorter, fatter but most explosive child...-Caesar 96
When was the stick grenade invented?
The Model 24 Stielhandgranate (In English: Stick Hand Grenade) was the standard hand grenade of the German Army and was issued in 1915.
Who invented German stick grenade?
jacob zuma
What was invented afterwards to replace the hand grenade?
The hand grenade hasn't been replaced - it's still in use worldwide, even with the most technologically advanced military forces. Rifle grenade launchers, grenade launchers, and underbarrel grenade launchers were developed not to replace the hand grenade, but as a means of filling the gap between a thrown hand grenade and a mortar.
Who invented the stick grenade?
German military, about 1915. See link below
Who invented the fragmentation grenade?
Leonardo Da Vinci Invented It In 1508... He created it to help the Assassin Alliance Against the Borgia Influence...
How was the hand grenade propelled in ancient China?
The term "hand grenade" implies that it was thrown by hand, instead of being propelled by other means as with a rifle grenade or an automatic grenade launcher, which incidentally were not invented in ancient China. The first grenades were hand grenades since there was no other way to propel them, yes?
What happens if you shoot a grenade?
The grenade will be shot
What shoulder fired grenade has a propulsion motor?
Rocket Propelled Grenade
Who invented the hand grenade during World War 1?
The Hand Grenade was invented by the Chinese during the Song Dynasty. Clay or metal pots were filled with gunpowder, a fuze was lit and the bomb was thrown. Over time, improvements were made, some were effective, some not so much. William Mills is credited with developing the first modern time-fuzed grenade. The Mills Grenade Bomb was used extensively during WW1.
In How do you Eat an Ice Cream Cone what does the author compare a melting ice cream cone to?
A hand grenade.
