[TML] [OT] One for Gun Safty

[Tod Glenn]

>>
>> Offensive grenade have no fragmentation, only blast.  One would hope
>> that shipboard electronics would be able to handle a little
>> overpressure.  Offensive hand grenades have been used routinely
>> aboard saltwater ships without wreaking much havoc.
>
> I always thought offensive grenades were grenades with a smaller blast
> radius than defensive grenades.
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By definition, and offensive grenade is one is which the attacker  
does not have to take cover from his own grenade, even when exposed.   
In practice, this is generally a concussion grenade, but there are  
some mini grenades with small burst radii.  The V40 comes to mind.   
More modern grenades are often 'polyvalent' or offensive/defensive  
grenades that utilize a removable fragmentation sleeve that can be  
dispensed with in offensive operations.

Here's an example of an offensive/defensive grenade, the DM-51.  Not  
the fragmentation sleeve, which is removed when concussion only is  
desirable.

http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/j/DM%2051.jpg