M61 grenade

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The M61 grenade is a fragmentation hand grenade used by the US Armed Forces in the Vietnam war.

The M61 has a thin sheet steel wall enclosing a notched steel coil and explosive core. When the grenade explodes, the coil shatters into high-velocity shrapnel that can cause casualties up to 15 metres away. Its design has been widely copied by various nations eg Britain's L2A2, South Africa's M26, Portugal's M312, and the Israeli M26A2. It is sometimes referred to as a "lemon" grenade, because its explosive shell is shaped like a lemon fruit.

External links

• [FAS Military Analysis Network - M61 frag grenade]

• [Photographs & schematic diagram of M61 grenade]

See also

• Survey of Modern US Hand Grenades

 

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