s combat involvement in theIraq War(2003–09), a certain number of FV430s were upgraded to a Mark 3, or “Bulldog,”configuration, fitted with metal cages and withreactive armourthat exploded outward to provide better protection against improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades....
Somebody who had grenades bombed it. A frightful flame shattered them. Probably they imagined, at first, that the grenade had exploded some sort of a powder magazine within the huge metal tube, and that it was exploding. Few of those near to the ship, and outside it, lived to see what...
For this reason, soldiers must use impact grenades in certain situations. An impact grenade explodes wherever it lands, so there is no chance for the enemy to throw it back. In the next section, we'll see how this sort of grenade works. Impact Grenades A soldier prepares to fire an M...
They inflict damage when inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or ingested in food or drink. Chemical agents become weapons when they are placed into artillery shells, land mines, aerial bombs, missile warheads, mortar shells, grenades, spray tanks, or any other means of delivering the agents to...
Weapon of mass destruction (WMD), weapon with the capacity to inflict death and destruction on such a massive scale and so indiscriminately that its very presence in the hands of a hostile power can be considered a grievous threat. Modern weapons of mass
when an Italian pilot made a one-hour reconnaissance flight over enemy positions nearTripoli, Libya, in aBlériot XImonoplane. The first bombing raid came nine days later, when a pilot dropped four grenades on Turkish positions. The first reconnaissance photographs of enemy positions were taken on...