Hand grenade
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A hand grenade is an explosive used as a weapon.[1] It can be used against an enemy soldier or vehicle. The most common type of grenade is the fragmentation grenade.[1] Fragmentation grenades send out lots of very fast, very small fragments when they explode.[1] Hand granades are usually thrown, and explode soon after that. Some specially designed grenades are fired from rifles or specially made grenade launchers. There are grenades which contain tear gas. These are used to control riots.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "grenade". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on 15 March 2012.
