M67 grenade
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The M67 grenade is a fragmentation hand grenade used by the US armed forces. It replaces the M61 grenade used during Vietnam and the older MK2 "pineapple" grenade used since World War II.
The M67 can be thrown about 40 m by the average soldier. It has a 3 to 5 second fuze that ignites explosives packed inside a round body. Shrapnel is provided by the grenade casing, and produces a casualty radius of 15 m, with a fatality radius of 5 m. The arming mechanism is typical of modern grenades: to arm the device, pull the pin; to ignite the fuze, release the safety lever, commonly known as the "spoon".
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