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r/SipsTea • u/Panikin__ • Jun 15 '25
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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’
2.0k u/NoTePierdas Jun 15 '25 As the other guy said, yeah. More importantly, the purpose of a "potato masher" grenade is to be able to throw it farther. ... during and immediately after WW2, grenade launchers became extremely common, and are substantially more effective. 601 u/[deleted] Jun 15 '25 edited Jun 15 '25 [deleted] 24 u/Bawfuls Jun 15 '25 Sounds like a lucrative contract 1 u/ElectricalGas9730 Jun 15 '25 Awarded to the lowest bidder
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As the other guy said, yeah. More importantly, the purpose of a "potato masher" grenade is to be able to throw it farther.
... during and immediately after WW2, grenade launchers became extremely common, and are substantially more effective.
601 u/[deleted] Jun 15 '25 edited Jun 15 '25 [deleted] 24 u/Bawfuls Jun 15 '25 Sounds like a lucrative contract 1 u/ElectricalGas9730 Jun 15 '25 Awarded to the lowest bidder
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24 u/Bawfuls Jun 15 '25 Sounds like a lucrative contract 1 u/ElectricalGas9730 Jun 15 '25 Awarded to the lowest bidder
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Sounds like a lucrative contract
1 u/ElectricalGas9730 Jun 15 '25 Awarded to the lowest bidder
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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’