F1 Grenade Explosion
The soviet f1 hand grenade is an anti personnel fragmentation defensive grenade.
F1 grenade explosion. Its rarely seen in combat where its meant to shine but due to the buff it is way more effective in that regard. An explosion targeting a remembrance day service honouring french and uk troops has left multiple people injured. It is similar to the american mk 2 pineapple grenade which was also ultimately modeled on the french f1. It is also nicknamed efka for the letter f.
Due to its shape and its yellow green color it is nicknamed the limonka. This new weapon had improvements from the experience of the first months of the war. At first the grenade was fitted with a seven second fuze but during combat in the battle of france in 1940 this delay proved too long giving defenders time to escape the explosion or to throw the grenade back so the delay was reduced to four seconds. The shape was more modern with an external groove pattern for better grip.
Technical specifications and function. The total weight of the grenade with the fuze is about 600 grams. It has a fixed fuse of 3 seconds. The grenade is designed to produce a lethal radius of 6m 196 ft a casualty radius of 15m 49 ft and a safety radius of 30m 98 ft.
The f1 grenade was first produced in limited quantities by france in may 1915. Using it as an offensive grenade is way better than the beancan grenade due to the fact. As of devblog 145 the f1 grenade is mainly antipersonnel dealing barely any damage to structures. The f1 grenade has a fixed fuse of about 3 seconds unlike the beancan grenade which has a random fuse which can either dud explode in an instant or explode after a millennium.
By richard perclval published. It is effective as an anti personnel weapon. It can also stick to structures using right click to break walls or doors working as a alternative way to raid bases. It is based on the french f1 grenade and contains a 60 gram explosive charge.
The f1 fragmentation hand grenade f1 grenade is a high explosive hand throw anti personnel grenade deployed by the australian defence foce to clear enemy combatants from bunkers fire trenches dugouts and buildings.