A grenade is a hand-held explosive device that comes in several forms. It is either thrown or launched. The explosive power of anti-personnel grenades is usually supplied by Composition B, which consisted of a mixture of 40% TNT and 60% RDX.

Contents 1 Types 1.1 Fragmentation grenade 1.1.1 Mk. 2 grenade 1.2 White phosphorus grenade 1.2.1 RKG-3 anti-tank grenades 1.3 Stun grenade 1.4 Gas grenade 1.5 Smoke grenade 1.6 Chaff grenade 1.7 Liquid nitrogen grenade 2 Launchers 2.1 Crossbow 2.2 RGB6 2.3 M79 grenade launcher 3 Behind the scenes 4 Appearances 5 See also 6 Notes and references

Types Edit

Fragmentation grenade Edit

See M67 and RGD-5

The fragmentation grenade (commonly known as a frag) is an anti-personnel weapon that is designed to disperse shrapnel upon exploding.

Frag grenades heavily damages any nearby enemies, or kills them if they are too close when it detonates. In MGS, the M67 is significantly effective, with a kill radius of two feet with an additional concussion radius of one more foot. In MGS2, the M67 retaines the two foot circular kill radius, but lacks the concussion radius. In MGS3, the RGD-5 is staunchly more effective than previous iterations within the games, with a kill radius of about six feet if the target is standing upright; however, if the target is prone, the kill radius is about two feet.

The M67 also appears in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, although the latter could either be the M33, M59, or M68. The M68 first appears in Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.

Mk. 2 grenadeEdit

A World War II-era United States fragmentation grenade that also saw use in Vietnam. Its design was believed to aid in fragmentation as well as used to help people in gripping it, and is also one of the reasons why fragmentation grenades are often nicknamed "pineapples" (due to its pineapple-esque shape). The Next-Generation Special Forces used these grenades during the Shadow Moses Incident.

They aren't used by the player in any Metal Gear game. However, the FOXHOUND logo in Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake had the fox holding a Mk. 2 grenade. In addition, the PMC ad for Russian PMC Otselotovaya Khvatka had a white-clad woman holding a Mk. 2 grenade

White phosphorus grenade Edit

"A Soviet made incendiary grenade. The intense flames created by the white phosphorous inside cause all living things in the area of effect to suffer severe burns."

— White phosphorous grenade description in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

The white phosphorus (WP) grenade is an incendiary grenade that produces intense heat by means of a chemical reaction, burning at 2,800 °C (5,070 °F). The damage potential of WP grenades comes not only from the heat it produces, but also from the chemical itself - as the body is exposed to the grenade it may absorb the poisonous phosphorus, leading to possible organ failure. While the use of WP grenades is not against any international law, it is considered to be a rather cruel way of harming/killing an opponent and is particularly effective in shocking the enemy. The soviet variants weighed 0.8kg.

WP grenades can be used against enemy soldiers in Metal Gear Solid 3 and Metal Gear Solid 4, and continue to cause damage even after the initial explosion, as their clothing will catch fire. Should the player catch fire from the grenade, it can be put out by rolling or quickly equipping a cardboard box. The white phosphorous grenades used in Metal Gear Solid 4 are of the M34 variety.

RKG-3 anti-tank grenadesEdit

An antitank grenade made by the Soviet Union. It bears some resemblance to the Model 24 Stielhandgranate, a German grenade from both World Wars that is often nicknamed the potato-masher due to its shape vaguely resembling a potato masher. It is frequently used by the Zanzibar Land mercenary Red Blaster.

Stun grenade Edit

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A stun grenade, also known as a flashbang, is a less-lethal weapon. These grenades are used to temporally neutralize the combat effectiveness of enemies by usually disorienting their senses.

Gas grenade Edit

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Gas grenades are grenades that are designed to release a gas upon detonation.

Smoke grenade Edit

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Smoke grenades are canister-type grenades that create a smoke screen, which can be used as a signalling device or to conceal a unit's advancement from an enemy.

Chaff grenade Edit

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The chaff grenade is a grenade that disperses small metallic strips into the air, temporarily disrupting electronic sensor equipment within the vicinity.

Liquid nitrogen grenade Edit

The liquid nitrogen grenade (LNG) releases liquid nitrogen upon detonation. It deals relatively low damage to an enemy, but will freeze and disable any weapon that they are carrying.

The LNG is only usable by Python in Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.

Launchers Edit

These are weapons that can be used to fire grenades.

Crossbow Edit

RGB6 Edit

The RGB6 is a Croatian grenade launcher introduced in 1996. They were based on the MGL in South Africa due to gaining a contract from the manufacturers of the MGL. After gaining the contract, they also set up production facilities to implement the weapons, resulting in their being mainstream in the Croatian forces by the 2000s. A RGB6 made its way onto the Big Shell during the 2009 Big Shell Incident which ended up procured by Raiden. In addition, it was also Raiden's first time using the weapon, period, due to it never being utilized in VR Training.^[1]

M79 grenade launcher Edit

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The M79 grenade launcher is an American-made single-shot American-made grenade launcher resembling a shotgun. It was used various wars such as the Vietnam War by America and the Falklands War by the British before being limited to reserves use. Solid Snake procured this weapon during the Outer Heaven Uprising.

Behind the scenes Edit

Grenades appear throughout the Metal Gear series, as well as Metal Gear Online.

A grenade launcher is Solid Snake's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Appearances Edit

• Metal Gear (frag, launcher)
• Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (frag, gas)
• Metal Gear Solid/The Twin Snakes (frag, chaff, stun)
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (frag, chaff, stun, launcher)
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (frag, chaff, stun, smoke, WP, launcher)
• Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (frag, chaff, stun, smoke, launcher, LNG)
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (frag, chaff, stun, smoke, launcher, WP)
• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (frag, chaff, stun, smoke, launcher, gas)

See also Edit

• C4
• C3
• GP30
• Weapons

Notes and referencesEdit

1. ^ Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (2001)
   Solid Snake (while disguised as Pliskin) explains this in an optional Codec conversation.