tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post1291144115436616892..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: Rheinmetall hand grenadesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-3803710808377675872016-10-03T11:50:24.678+02:002016-10-03T11:50:24.678+02:00Depends. I think smoke should be carried by NCOs, ...Depends. I think smoke should be carried by NCOs, thermobaric seems to be primarily for combat indoors.<br />The exact loadouts vary depending on situation.<br />Infantrymen used to carry extra bags full of hand grenades when intense use was expected (clearing trenches or buildings).S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-68918471293344458462016-10-03T06:03:13.062+02:002016-10-03T06:03:13.062+02:00In a tactical situation, how many types of hand gr...In a tactical situation, how many types of hand grenades can individual soldier carry and use? Three? Offensive/defensive, thermobaric and multispectral smoke? Karelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236107941843936832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-42488874798236973102016-10-02T17:21:36.950+02:002016-10-02T17:21:36.950+02:00Rheinmetall missed several "tricks” with the ...Rheinmetall missed several "tricks” with the stackable hand grenade: 1) pole charge capability - literally the ability to place and trigger the grenade at the end of a 2-3 meter stick; 2) the ability to combine airburst with a handle for longer range (~Model 24 Stielhandgranate); 3) an impact fuse; and 4) a simple 10 second to 5 minute timer for initiating other demolition charges.<br /><br />I am not following the requirement for a hand grenade type of linear cutting charge. This is very much a specialist tool. Demolition experts can achieve the same results using a number of alternative charge configurations. <br /><br />As with medicine, the more you know about explosives, the less you need to spend on fancy, and expensive, munitions. One of the worst examples is the new APOBS, which should have complemented, instead of replaced, the Bangalore Torpedo, a useful, and often more effective against a number of targets provided engineers are allowed to modify them (many western militaries are hostile to this attitude).<br /><br />GABAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com