Yes, grenades can explode. This is their nature. To do so, however, they typically require the detonator to be installed, and the "spoon" to be "charged." To accomplish this, one must pull the pin.
You've likely seen it done in movies. The Sgt. Rock character, one foot high on the front lip of the trench, takes the ring of the pin in his teeth, holds the grenade high, releases the handle (charges the spoon) with a delicate chime, and throws the grenade at the enemy.
It is pretty much the same in real life, with the exception of standing out of cover, and the whole pulling the pin with your teeth thing. And, once the spoon has been charged, you have about three seconds to get rid of it.
they explode
what makes Vietnam war dangerous is because Vietnam people have nasty weapons like explosively grenades that explode more than 20 yards away or remote controlled grenades that when you throw it it doesn't explode but when you press a button of it it will explode into your face
Bceause when the grenade's pin is pulled then it will explode and blow you up. I hope you were just joking.
A percussion cap is struck by a spring loaded hammer causing detonation of the exposive.
Stingball grenades... the explosion would be comparable to a firecracker. It's designed for use in an environment where high explosive force is both undesirable and unnecessary.
Semtex grenades can't be thrown back. Frag grenades have a five second timer before they explode. You just have to toss them back before they detonate.
There are three kinds of grenades. Antipersonnel grenades are used against people. There are fragmentation grenades, which break up when they explode and scatter, at high speeds, pieces of metal which injure or kill whoever you used the grenade against. There are also distraction grenades which create a loud noise and bright flash of light to stun the target...while they're stunned, you can rush in and take them into custody. (SWAT teams love distraction grenades.) Smoke grenades produce thick clouds of smoke. There are white smoke grenades used to conceal troop movements, and colored smoke grenades used for signaling. Product-delivery grenades come in two varieties. The first are White Phosphorous (willy-pete), which is an incendiary agent. The other are Tear Gas grenades.
1. they are light so you can carry them 2. they are thrown at a target 3. they explode
Nothing (unless you're hit by shrapnel); the grenade is nothing but a small hand held version of an artillery shell. An infantryman's personal form of artillery.
The acronym UXO stands for Unexploded Ordnance. This term means the explosive weapons, such as bombs, bullets and grenades, that did not explode when they were employed but still have a risk of danger.
The five types of UXOs (Unexploded Ordnance) are bombs, shells, grenades, landmines, and missiles. These devices did not explode as intended and remain unstable, posing a risk of detonation.
To use or throw grenades, select a grenade indicated by its icon from the weapons slot (default is 4), and press the primary attack key. You can also press and hold the primary attack key when wielding grenades to keep it ready. This is very helpful since there is no penalty in holding grenades too long. However, if you do this and you are taken down by an enemy, the grenade will explode and could harm your teammates.