U.S. Army Approves First New Lethal Grenade Since 1968 — It Kills With a Pressure Wave, Not Shrapnel

Key Points — The US Army approved the M111 Offensive Hand Grenade for full material release on March 10 — the first new lethal hand grenade cleared for production since the Vietnam War era in 1968 — Instead of metal shrapnel, the M111 kills using blast overpressure — a shock wave that violently compresses human […] The post U.S. Army Approves First New Lethal Grenade Since 1968 — It Kills With a Pressure Wave, Not Shrapnel appeared first on The Rio Times.

U.S. Army Approves First New Lethal Grenade Since 1968 — It Kills With a Pressure Wave, Not Shrapnel

Key Points — The US Army approved the M111 Offensive Hand Grenade for full material release on March 10 — the first new lethal hand grenade cleared for production since the Vietnam War era in 1968 — Instead of metal shrapnel, the M111 kills using blast overpressure — a shock wave that violently compresses human […]

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