GRENADES

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 LESSON OBJECTIVES
 Recognize and name the different parts of
the grenades
 Cite, discuss and demonstrate the proper
handling, safety precautions and throwing
procedures and techniques
 Master and practice the effective handling
and throwing of grenades

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 SCOPE
 Definition of Terms
 Types of Grenade
 Characteristics of Grenade
 Parts of Grenade
 Functioning
 Grenade Throwing
 Throwing Positions
 Safety Precautions
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 DEFINITION OF TERMS
 HAND GRENADE - Is a small high explosive
(HE) or chemical fills and designed to be
hand thrown by individual soldier
 PYROTECHNIC - A chemical device that
produces a smoke or brilliant light as it
burns

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 HISTORY
 The earliest use of grenades is attributed to
the Ancient Chinese
 The word GRENADES is derived from the
Latin word GRANATUS
 The Spanish called their grenades
GRANADA meaning pomegranate
 Use of grenades were first written in
Western Europe during the crusades

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 HISTORY
 RUSSO-JAPANESE War of 1904 and 1905,
grenades were used for the first time on a
massive scale in both offensive and
defensive operations
 The grenades employed by the Japanese
were the first featuring a delay time fuze

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 TYPES OF GRENADE
 FRAGMENTATION HAND GRENADE - Used
to produce casualties by high velocity
projection of fragments of the grenade
case. It has an effective (1CM) up to 15
meters
 OFFENSIVE HAND GRENADE - A cylindrical
type of container filled with approximately 8
ounces of TNT, shipped without a fuse
installed, used principally class effect

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 TYPES OF GRENADE
 CHEMICAL HAND GRENADE - Used for
incendiary, screening, signaling, training,
riot control purposes
 PRACTICE AND TRAINING GRENADE -
Used for training personnel in care,
handling and used service grenades

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF GRENADE
 THE RANGE - The average person can throw the
average grenade from 35 meters to 40 meters
 THE EFFECTIVE CASUALTY RADIUS - ECR is
defined as the radius of an area around the point of
detonation
 THE TIME DELAY EFFECT - (Fragmentation and
white phosphorous) have a 4 to 5 seconds delay

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF GRENADE
 THE TIME DELAY EFFECT - (Fragmentation and
white phosphorous) have a 4 to 5 seconds delay
 Exception to this rule is if the grenade is armed
with an M127 impact fuse will function upon
impact - The fuse has an overriding time delay
of 3 to 7 seconds
 Other hand grenade have 2 seconds time delay
fuse
 The exception to rules are M25A2 riot control
hand grenade which has 1.4 to 3 seconds time
delay and the illumination had grenade has a 7
seconds delay
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 PARTS OF GRENADE
 GRENADE - a combat type grenade is filed with
explosive or a chemical
 They are generally composed of three (3) main
parts namely:
 The Body
 The Filler
 The Fuse Assembly

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 PARTS OF GRENADE
 The Fuse Assembly
 Safety Lever
 Pull Ring
 Safety Pin
 Striker
 Striker Spring
 Primer
 Delay Element
 Detonator
 Safety Clip
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 PARTS OF GRENADE

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 FUNCTIONING

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 GRENADE THROWING
 HOLDING GRENADE
 Hold the grenade with the fingers of the
throwing hand with the safety lever firmly
holds under the thumb between the first and
second joints
 A left-handed thrower should grasp the
grenade in the same manner, but with the top
of the fuse pointed down
 Hook the fingers of the other hand through the
safety pin pull rings pile pares to pull

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 PROPER GRIP OF THE GRENADE (TOP VIEW, RIGHT HAND)

PROPER GRIP OF THE GRENADE (RIGHT-HAND THROWER)

PROPER GRIP OF THE GRENADE

(LEFT-HAND THROWER)

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 GRENADE THROWING
 THROWING TECHNIQUE
 The best way of throwing the grenade is like
throwing a baseball
 The grenades should be given spin in flight by
allowing it roll off the tips of the fingers and
releasing it with a snap of a wrist
 Follow through is also necessary after the
grenade has been released from the hand

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 THROWING POSITIONS
 STANDING
 Face the target sideways with your body
balance evenly on both feet
 Hold the grenade in front of your body chest
remove the safety pin with the pulling, twisting
motion
 After throwing the grenade, take an additional
step forward and follow through, falling face
down on the ground
 As much as possible, keep your eyes on the
target to observe the strike

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 THROWING POSITIONS

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 THROWING POSITIONS
 KNEELING
 Face target sideways and knee nearest to the
target
 After throwing the grenade, continue the
throwing motion so that will fall forward
 Break your fall with your arm
 Observe the strike so that you can make
correction when necessary, in your next throw

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 THROWING POSITIONS
 THE UNDERHAND
 Used in built-up areas, woods, or jungle
 When releasing the grenade, let it roll off your
finger in the same manner as when pitching
softball
 Maybe employed both while standing and
kneeling

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 THROWING POSITIONS
 THE PRONE –
 To throw the grenade from prone position, lie
on your back, hold the grenade across your
chest and pull the pin
 Before throwing, hold on to any substantial
object, with your hand in order to improve both
your hand and accuracy
 As soon as your release the grenade rolls onto
your stomach to complete the follow through

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 THROWING POSITIONS

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 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
WARNING - Unauthorized modification to service
grenade are prohibited a safety hazard maybe
created. This include modification of safety pin,
such as placing tape or wire around fuse lever, etc
a. Fuses, which are installed in the grenade as
shipped, are prone to damage by mishandling
and may become hazardous
b. Store Grenade and Fuses
c. Keep all grenades and containers, dry and
protected from possible damage

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 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
WARNING - Unauthorized modification to service
grenade are prohibited a safety hazard maybe
created. This include modification of safety pin,
such as placing tape or wire around fuse lever, etc
d. Disassembly of explosive components
e. Do not open fuse containers or remove
protective safety devices
f. Return all grenades prepared for firing but not
fired to their original packing and mark them
appropriately

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 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
 PRECAUTION IN HANDLING
 Grenade must not be lifted or handled by the
pull ring that is attached to the safety pin of the
fuse
 The safety pin will remove just before
launching and no other time

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 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
 PRECAUTION IN FIRING
 The safety pin will not be pulled
 During safety pin removal, the safety lever
must be held firmly in place
 Silent type fuses maybe used in some
grenades
 Occasionally burning type grenade will flash;
they will be thrown as to function not less than
10 meters from personnel

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 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
 PRECAUTION IN FIRING
 WP grenades used in training will be projected
so that they will burst at a distance of over 35
meters
 Personnel should take cover after throwing or
projecting a WP grenades
CAUTION: Particles of WP may not burn when
released into a moist area, but will ignite when
drier conditions occur
 If the safety lever on a WP is released
accidentally, throw the grenade and take cover

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 SUMMARY
 Definition of Terms
 Types of Grenade
 Characteristics of Grenade
 Parts of Grenade
 Functioning
 Grenade Throwing
 Throwing Positions
 Safety Precautions
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