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No. 69 grenade
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The British No. 69 was a hand grenade developed and used during the Second World War. It was adopted into service due to the need for a grenade with smaller destructive radius than the No. 36M "Mills
No 69 grenade royal armouries
No 69 grenade royal armouries
Externals and internals
Externals and internals
Mills bomb
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"Mills bomb" is the popular name for a series of British hand grenades which were designed by William Mills. They were the first modern fragmentation grenades used by the British Army and saw widespre
No. 69 grenade
…developed and used during the Second World War. It was adopted into service due to the need for a grenade with smaller destructive radius than the No. 36M "Mills bomb". This allowed the thrower to use a grenade even when there was little in the way of defensive cover. In contrast, the much greater destructive radius…
Mills bombs. From left to right : No. 5, No. 23, No. 36
Mills bombs. From left to right : No. 5, No. 23, No. 36
An officer of the British Salonika Army demonstrates how to "lob" a Mills bomb during the First World War
An officer of the British Salonika Army demonstrates how to "lob" a Mills bomb during the First World War
A worker manufacturing Mills bombs during World War I
A worker manufacturing Mills bombs during World War I
No. 5 Mk II Mills bomb
No. 5 Mk II Mills bomb