Warrior Skills Level 1 - Leader Development for Army Professionals

Performance Steps
2. Grip the hand grenade.
a. Place the hand grenade in the palm of the throwing hand with the safety
lever placed between the first and second joints of the thumb.
Note: For left-handed throwers the grenade is inverted with the top of the fuse facing
downwards in the throwing hand.
b. Keep the pull ring away from the palm of the throwing hand so that the
pull ring can be removed without difficulty by the index or middle finger of the
free hand.
3. Prepare the hand grenade.
a. Remove the safety clip.
(1) Tilt the grenade forward to observe the safety clip.
(2) Remove the safety clip by sweeping it away from the grenade with
the thumb of the opposite hand.
b. Ready the pull ring.
(1) Insert the index or middle finger of the nonthrowing hand in the
pull ring until it reaches the knuckle of the finger.
(2) Twist the pull ring toward the body (away from the body for lefthanded
throwers) to release the pull ring from the confidence clip.
c. Pull the safety pin.
Note: The index or middle finger of the nonthrowing hand should still be inserted in the
pull ring.
(1) Ensure that you are holding the safety lever down hard.
(2) Remove the safety clip by sweeping it away from the grenade with
the thumb of the opposite hand.
4. Throw the hand grenade.
Note: Soldiers can use five positions to throw grenades—standing, prone-to-standing,
kneeling, prone-to-kneeling, and alternate prone. However, if a Soldier can achieve more
distance and accuracy using his own personal style, he should be allowed to do so as long
as his body is facing sideways and toward the enemy’s position, and he throws the grenade
overhand.
a. Observe the target to estimate the distance between the throwing
position and the target area.
Note: In observing the target, minimize exposure time to the enemy (no more than 3
seconds).
b. Grip the hand grenade in the right or left throwing hand.
c. Look at the target.
d. Remove the grenade’s safety pin.
e. Cook off the hand grenade (optional).
Note: Cooking off uses enough of the grenade’s 4- to 5-second delay (about 2 seconds) to
cause the grenade to detonate above ground or soon after impact with the target.
(1) Remove the grenade’s safety pin.
(2) Release the safety lever.
(3) Count “One thousand one, one thousand two.”
3-30 2 May 2011 STP 21-1-SMCT