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"Don't use that hand grenade, it's dangerous after it explodes!"
The Army has finally adopted a replacement for the Mk3A2 Offensive Grenade. The original Mk3 dates to 1918 and the A2 from 1945.
"Offensive" means it's a concussion grenade as opposed to a defensive grenade which is a fragmentation grenade.
In the war on Tara we rediscovered that fragmentation is a "to whom it may concern" item and we had some fratricide on the other side of walls from it.
We were laying off using the Mk3A2's in inventory because the fiber/asphalt case had asbestos in it, thus the quote at the opening."
The new M111 has a plastic case and the latest fuse. No more mesothelioma risk!
Huzzah!
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