Page 26 - History of War - Issue 10-14

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opposing American
an troops used different

grenades. While the Allies
edtheMKIIgrenade,the

projectile of choice was the
del 24 Stielhandgranate

24STIELHANDGRANATE

EHRMACHT
LASTRADIUS

2 GUNATTACHMENT
l 24 Stielhandgranate Theweaponofchoiceforthe
uldspreadtoamaximum German infantry, the Karabiner
tres(42feet).Itmostly 98kriflecamecompletewith
its shock value, than a grenade attachment. Known
ring its targets. as a Gewehrgranatengerät,
(rifle grenade device), the bolt-
MECHANISM action rifle didn’t have a scope

2 in normal use but utilised one
when made capable of firing a
, the handle is unscrewed grenade, which was fitted where
he head to reveal the delay the bayonet blade would usually
which is then triggered by be. The Schuss GP 40 grenade
n. The grenades had to be was specifically designed for
ared out on the field. this purpose and came in both
standard and amour-piercing
FUSE varieties for taking on either
personnel or vehicles. The rifle
2 could effectively fire a grenade
e fuse would detonate in four- overadistanceof250metres
e seconds. This gave the soldier (820 feet).
DID YOU KNOW? etoescapetheblastradius,
The Model 24 could be t it also gave the enemy time to
used as a booby trap. ow the grenade back.
The delay fuse could be
removed for when an DESIGN
unsuspecting enemy
soldier tried to use it. 2
e filler is encased within an
n shell. Unlike the Allied
gmentation grenades, Mark 24s
ied solely on the blast. The pull-
rd was exposed at the bottom.
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