Why tape grenades

Wait 5 minutes before defuzing the M69 practice grenade. Keep the bottom of the grenade oriented in a safe area. Place the dud fuze in a sand-filled container and return it to the issuing facility. Fragmentation Grenade. The thrower and supervisor wait in the throwing pit for 5 minutes before returning to a covered area. Notify EOD immediately. Do not throw any hand grenades into the area of the dud until it has been neutralized. If range facilities provide, continue training on adjacent impact area separated by berms.

If a casualty-producing grenade is dropped accidentally after the safety pin has been removed, the throwing pit safety NCO is responsible for reacting accordingly. He is responsible for the safety of the thrower, and he decides what actions are the most appropriate. His actions are dependent upon many factors, such as the safety design of the throwing pit, the location of the dropped grenade, the location of the thrower, and possibly his ability to physically move the thrower.

All of these factors need to be considered before the safety pin is pulled. Throwing Pit With Knee Wall. It is recommended that all throwing pits for live grenade training have knee walls Figure B Knee walls provide the quickest and safest means of reacting to a dropped grenade. In most instances, the throwing pit safety NCO reacts to a dropped live grenade by yelling GRENADE to alert all other personnel in the area and by physically pushing the thrower over the knee wall, then falling on top of him.

Throwing Pit Without Knee Wall. Throwing pits that do not have knee walls must have safety pits attached to both sides Figure B In most instances, the throwing pit safety NCO reacts to a dropped live grenade by yelling GRENADE to alert other personnel in the area and by physically moving the thrower out of the throwing pit and into a safety pit.

He follows the thrower over the wall. The MK3A2 offensive hand grenade Figure , commonly referred to as the concussion grenade, is designed to produce casualties during close combat while minimizing danger to friendly personnel.

The grenade is also used for concussion effects in enclosed areas, for blasting, and for demolition tasks. The shock waves overpressure produced by this grenade when used in enclosed areas are greater than those produced by the fragmentation grenade.

It is, therefore, very effective against enemy soldiers located in bunkers, buildings, and fortified areas. The body is fiber similar to the packing container for the fragmentation grenade.

The MK3A2 may be issued with or without a safety clip see paragraph The average soldier can throw this grenade 40 meters. It has an effective casualty radius of 2 meters in open areas, but secondary missiles and bits of fuze may be projected as far as meters from the detonation point. The M69 practice hand grenade Figure simulates the M67 series of fragmentation hand grenades for training purposes.

The grenade provides realistic training and familiarizes the soldier with the functioning and characteristics of the fragmentation hand grenade. The following is a description of the M69 practice hand grenade and its components:. The average soldier can throw the M69 hand grenade 40 meters.

After a delay of 4 to 5 seconds, the M69 emits a small puff of white smoke and makes a loud popping noise. The grenade body can be used repeatedly by replacing the fuze assembly. The grenade is light blue with white markings. The safety lever of the fuze is light blue with black markings and a brown tip. Fuze fragments may exit the hole in the base of the grenade body and cause injuries. Stun hand grenades are used as diversionary or distraction devices during building and room clearing operations when the presence of noncombatants is likely or expected and the assaulting element is attempting to achieve surprise.

The body is a steel hexagon tube with holes along the sides to allow for the emission of intense light and sound when the grenade is ignited. Fuze and safety pin. The fuze is the MA1. The M84 also has a secondary safety pin with a triangular pull ring.

The handheld device is designed to be thrown into a room through an open door, a standard glass window, or other opening where it delivers a loud bang and bright flash sufficient to temporarily disorient personnel in the room. Field-expedient early warning device. In combat, you may need to use the M84 stun hand grenade as an early warning device.

Use stun grenades as field-expedient early warning devices only when in a combat environment. Subscribe Now! Sign In Sign Out. Site maintained by: John Pike. WARNING If pressure on the safety lever is relaxed after the safety clip and safety pin have been removed, it is possible that the striker can rotate and strike the primer while the thrower is still holding the grenade.

Had boxes of grenades, carried grenades, and never taped them. We spread out to do a search. I had for some dumb ass reason left my rifle in the track M I did have everything else including grenades.

I round a corner between building and I am face to face with the biggest ass feral dog I had ever seen. This fucker was huge. I stopped dead in my tracks and we were about 20 feet apart. He was laying down and had just picked up his head. There we stayed for what seemed like an eternity. Oh Shit, I left my rifle in the track!

Damn that was dumb. I have a grenade! Cant use the grenade, dog is only 20 feet away and will close in fast. I have a knife! That's not great but better than a grenade. The I slowly back pedaled around the corner whitout turing my back. The Dog never moved. There was nothing worth blowing up in that area. And I imagine that when the rest of the shit blew up he probably got the hell out of dodge. EOD responds to a lot of taped grenades. I read a UXO safety brief that said not to tape them.

Quoted: Combat Engineer '88 - '91 and Desert Storm circa ' Imagine an intelligent, super fast, pantshitting inducing, soldier seeking missle. Quoted: Grenades are nothing to fuck around with. In that respect they are identical to the Wu Tang Clan.

Quoted: I was always curious why they taped grenades. I figured it was so you could remove the pin at ease and then just remove the tape and toss it DUCT Tape to the rescue! Fuck real safety! I heard at one time it was fashionable to take the grenade pin and pull it straight then take tape and put a few rolls of tape around the straightend pin portion.

The reason for this is so that the grenade pin can be pulled with the teeth or with the thumb of the throwing hand. This was so during a an ambush the soldier could fire his rifle with his dominate hand and still throw grenades with the none dominate hand. I believe that this is where the myth came from that you could pull a grenade pin with your teeth. With out straightening the grenade pin it is impossible with out loosing some teeth. I heard this from an old 19D master sergeant.

I also heard this from some of the older LRS guys I have had a chance to train with. Seems dangerous as hell One of the scouts tried it with a practice grenade he said it still hurt the teeth a bit.

Reinforce with tape, hook and pile 4. Sounds like NCO's dropping the ball, or Officers adding to the chaos. Quoted: The reason for this is so that the grenade pin can be pulled with the teeth or with the thumb of the throwing hand.

Try throwing a frag size rock with your non dominate arm. Unless you are ambidextrous it makes for a pretty funny scene. Ask me how I know Also, I've never heard of anyone actually advocating trying to fire your rifle at the same time you are throwing a frag. Multitasking is great when you are sitting at the keyboard but sometimes it's best to focus on the task at hand. Quoted: Quoted: The reason for this is so that the grenade pin can be pulled with the teeth or with the thumb of the throwing hand.

Did it on the grenade range at least three times not to hard really if you have practice. Hell I once got an M in a 55 gallon drum on the grenade range at Fort Hood with my left hand. Quoted: I heard at one time it was fashionable to take the grenade pin and pull it straight then take tape and put a few rolls of tape around the straightend pin portion. Larry Baker, a Vietnam veteran, had nearly thirty years of experience at the time the article was written.

He goes on to state that grenade pouches exist for the purpose of safely transporting grenades to your objective. The Bataan Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.