What is a shrapnel grenade?

A shrapnel grenade or splinter grenade is a Decepticon weapon deployed by Shrapnel. The Maximal Depth Charge carries disc-shaped shrapnel grenades, also known as “power pizzas”.

Do all grenades have shrapnel?

Offensive grenades do not produce shrapnel. Typically they work by the principle of concussive effect – the shockwave from the explosion can stun or kill the enemy, especially if these grenades are used in some buildings or trenches. Offensive grenades are less lethal and that’s by design.

How does a percussion grenade work?

The grenade is thrown and explodes after a roughly 1.5-second delay. The explosion of magnesium-based pyrotechnic chemicals causes a very bright flash and a loud sound (160−180 decibels), which can cause temporary blindness, temporary loss of hearing and loss of balance, as well as a sense of panic.

Are Flashbangs and stun grenades the same?

A stun grenade, also known as a flash grenade, flashbang, thunderflash or sound bomb, is a less-lethal explosive device used to temporarily disorient an enemy’s senses.

Why do they call it shrapnel?

Shrapnel is named after Lieutenant-General Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), a British artillery officer, whose experiments, initially conducted on his own time and at his own expense, culminated in the design and development of a new type of artillery shell.

What is the difference between fragmentation and shrapnel?

Here’s the short answer: “shell fragments” is the technically correct term for metal pieces of exploding shells, bombs, and mines intended to inflict casualties, whereas “shrapnel” is an obsolete, specific type of antipersonnel artillery projectile.

What’s the difference between concussion and percussion?

As nouns the difference between concussion and percussion is that concussion is a violent collision or shock while percussion is (countable) the collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.

What is the difference between a he grenade and a shrapnel grenade?

A shrapnel grenade uses shrapnel from the explosion to do a lot of the damage, whereas a HE grenade uses mostly just the explosion itself to do the damage.

Why do grenades have a pineapple shape on them?

The pineapple shape was a result of indentions intended to cause the grenade to fracture into uniform pieces of shrapnel upon detonation. This detonation was caused by pulling the safety pin, and releasing the arming handle, which set into motion a five second delay fuse. Too often the delay time varied, sometimes with tragic results.

What are the different types ofexplosive grenades?

Explosive grenades 1 Fragmentation (defensive) Fragmentation grenades are common in armies. 2 High explosive (offensive) The high explosive (HE) or concussion grenade is an anti-personnel device that is designed to damage, daze or otherwise stun its targets with overpressure shockwaves. 3 Anti-tank.

What is the difference between concussions grenades and frag grenades?

The difference in function is that you can throw concussions grenades at targets very close to you (especially in confined spaces), while you have to duck after throwing a frag grenade. Many armies have both, although there are far more frags in the world than concussions.