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PeoViejo

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2. The Military terminology would be: Offensive Grenade

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Tue Sep 2, 2014, 09:20 AM

Sep 2014

They are used by assault troops to stun the enemy and disorient them. They have no fragmentation, except for the fuse mechanism, which allows them to be used in close quarters with little risk of injury to friendly troops.

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The Military terminology would be: Offensive Grenade PeoViejo Sep 2014 #2