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Weapons 115<br />

hand, the range is short and the casualty radius is small. The 4- to 5-second delay<br />

on the fuse allows the <strong>Marine</strong> or Sailor to safely employ the grenade.<br />

TYPES<br />

The six types of hand grenades are (Figure 1-1):<br />

o Fragmentation. These grenades are used to produce casualties by highvelocity<br />

projection of fragments.<br />

o Chemical. These grenades are used for incendiary, screening, signaling,<br />

training, or riot-control. Smoke grenades and CS grenades are in this<br />

group.<br />

o Nonlethal. This grenade is used for diversionary purposes or when lethal<br />

force is not desired. Also called a stun grenade, or “flash-bang”.<br />

o Illuminating. This grenade is used to provide illumination of terrain and<br />

targets. Offensive. This grenade is used for concussive blast effect.<br />

o Incendiary. This grenade is used to ignite fires or destroy equipment.<br />

o Practice and Training. These grenades are for training <strong>personnel</strong> in use,<br />

care and handling of service grenades.<br />

All of these grenades are handled similarly to the M67 Fragmentation Hand<br />

Grenade.<br />

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