Exotic grenade like 'sticky glue' during World War II

Instead of being designed to throw and roll on all types of terrain, this British grenade was built to stick to the target rather than armored vehicles.

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This is one of the anti-tank grenades distributed by the British Army and the British National Defense Force as a separate solution to replace the lack of anti-tank guns after the consequences. of Dunkirk Evacuation.(Image source: Wartool).

Basically, a grenade consists of a glass sphere containing explosives made from Nitroglycerin and other additives that are covered in a strong binder and then encased in a metal shell.(Image source: Wartool).

When the user pulls the upper handle of the hand holding the grenade, the metal shell will fall off and reveal a sticky ball.If you pull another pin, you will activate an explosive mechanism and the user can use it to throw the pomegranate into the enemy's tank or vehicle.(Image source: Wartool).

As soon as the soldier lets go of the handle, a lever will activate a fuse detonator for 5 seconds, then the fuse will detonate Nitroglycerin, causing the grenade to explode.(Image source: Wartool).

Of course, because the name of this weapon is a sticky bomb, it will adhere to the surface of the tank, armor immediately upon contact instead of hitting and bouncing like other normal grenades.(Image source: Wartool).

However, this anti-tank grenade also has some design errors.In tests, pomegranate failed to throw into dusty or dirt-laden tanks, moreover, if the user was not careful after releasing the metal shell, the pomegranate could easily be attached. his uniform.(Image source: Wartool).

Initially, the Board of the Ministry of War did not approve the use and distribution of this pomegranate to the British Army, but with the personal intervention of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at that time, pomegranate Ammo has been put into mass production.(Image source: Wartool).

Between 1940 and 1943, there were approximately 2.5 million sticky pomegranates produced, although mainly allocated to the island defense forces, but also used by the forces of England and Allies in North Africa.(Image source: Wartool).

A close-up of a sticky grenade, due to its design to combat tanks, it is much larger in size than the conventional duck grenade.(Image source: Wartool).

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