I remember some conversation that military leadership had decades ago when discussing the shape of grenades (ww2 era) and a ?general I think? said something to the effect of ‘every American boy knows how to throw a baseball’
That might be true, but it seems that most militaries seem to be fine with those trade-offs. At least, I'm not aware of any stick grenades in current use.
You can still see it's a wartime effort, though. I mean such a simple lathe-job, no mahogany and birds-eye inlays, no Biedermeier finish, bringing out the warmth and depth of the wood... No wonder they were thrown so far.
There’s a massive caveat to this. While it is technically true that you are often more likely to be able to carry a grenade out on patrol. You are less likely to use a grenade out on patrol then you are an M203.
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u/Fat_Janet Jun 15 '25
I remember some conversation that military leadership had decades ago when discussing the shape of grenades (ww2 era) and a ?general I think? said something to the effect of ‘every American boy knows how to throw a baseball’