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Canada kicked Nazi ass o7 (thelemmy.club)
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[-] PugJesus@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

The handle gives leverage for a greater throwing range. "Stick grenades" and "Potato mashers", they were sometimes called.

They were eventually abandoned because they're larger than normal grenades - it was decided that 3 grenades you can toss at 20m is better than just one you can toss at 35m.

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