Tango01 | 12 Oct 2019 10:10 p.m. PST |
"A modular hand grenade that can be modified to increase explosive power by connecting other grenades may be next on the Corps' list for a future grenade. The scalable hand grenade the Corps is looking at is manufactured by Nammo — the makers of the Corps' single-shot light anti-tank rocket launcher known as the M72 LAW…"
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bsrlee | 13 Oct 2019 3:14 a.m. PST |
Nammo – sounds like a child's toy manufacturer, maybe they should change the name? And the product idea is not that new, those rascally Germans had a multi-grenade adapter for WW2, up to 7 standard grenades could be screwed to a plate that also held a standard 'stick' with the detonator. |
Irish Marine | 13 Oct 2019 9:18 a.m. PST |
I wish they had something in the photo to show scale. |
Thresher01 | 13 Oct 2019 9:38 a.m. PST |
I'll bet the pull ring is a standard diameter. Probably about 1" to 1.25" inches in diameter, or so, so…… Sounds like a good idea. I agree it does sound like a 1960s/1970s childrens toy company – Whammo, but keep it anyway. |
mckrok | 13 Oct 2019 10:15 a.m. PST |
Nammo stands for Nordic Ammunition Company, and I suspect the name is a deliberate attempt to obscure the company's origins. pjm |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 13 Oct 2019 12:10 p.m. PST |
That's where Nobel of peace prize fame got rich developing high explosives, isn't it? |
Tango01 | 13 Oct 2019 3:22 p.m. PST |
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Stryderg | 13 Oct 2019 8:20 p.m. PST |
So, you make it bigger to increase the boom, and make it heavier so you can't throw it as far. Yeah, that sounds like a plan. |
Zephyr1 | 13 Oct 2019 8:46 p.m. PST |
It needs to be more disc-shaped, so that it can be thrown like a Frisbee… |
Tango01 | 14 Oct 2019 11:25 a.m. PST |
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Dentatus | 14 Oct 2019 1:39 p.m. PST |
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Stryderg | 14 Oct 2019 3:18 p.m. PST |
"Angry Legos" I smell a video game in there somewhere. |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 16 Oct 2019 8:58 p.m. PST |
I like the frisbee grenade approach. The military already uses devices similar to common game controllers for piloting drones, because it gives the soldiers an easier learning curve. Using existing frisbee skills is a logical next step. We might also consider football and baseball shapes for grenades. |