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Anon misses the classic design (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 75 points 1 month ago (15 children)

Interesting question.

The stick design provides leverage for throwing longer distances, but at the cost of additional weight and length, and has been considered obsolete by western countries since the Second World War and Cold War periods.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Ah, then why not throw them with a sling? All the extra leverage with none of the extra weight, and it's more or less silent. Imagine a barrage of grenades coming in from 200 yards at 60mph.

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Most boringly because most western armies are probably going to use an airplane or tank in that situation. Significantly less risky to have the squishy people hide behind something strong while a machine does the dangerous work from a distance, if you can manage that.

Grenade is more for close distances, like "just over that ridge" or "in the next room".

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