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Although it is popularly believed that the German army was the first to use gas it was in fact initially deployed by the French. In the first month of the war, August 1914, they fired tear-gas grenades (xylyl bromide) against the Germans. Nevertheless the German army was the first to give serious study to the development of chemical weapons and the first to use it on a large scale.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoAnswer:
The first safe grenade for a person to throw was the Mills bomb, invented by Englishmen, William Mills in 1915. The bomb had a spring-loaded firing-pin and a spring-loaded lever witch was looked in place by a pin, once the Mills Bomb was in the air a lever would lift and release a striker which, would ignite a four-second time fuse which would let the thrower of the grenade to take cover before the grenade exploded. When the grenade blew-up it would shatter producing a shower of metal fragments. The grenade developed by Mills soon became very popular with British soldiers and remained in supply until the end of 1916.
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∙ 14y agoThe grenade is a product of the Middle Ages, hence the exact inventor is unknown. However, incendiary grenades using "Greek Fire" (a substance with an effect similar to napalm) were used by the Byzantine Empire, and the Chinese used gunpowder grenades starting in the 1100s.
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Who invented the first grenade?
"The first grenade was invented in China during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD).
How was the hand grenade propelled in ancient China?
The term "hand grenade" implies that it was thrown by hand, instead of being propelled by other means as with a rifle grenade or an automatic grenade launcher, which incidentally were not invented in ancient China. The first grenades were hand grenades since there was no other way to propel them, yes?
Was there a rifle grenade launcher for the gewehr 43?
No, the G43 had no mount for a rifle grenade, or a bayonet.
Could you fire a rifle grenade with a browning automatic rifle?
No.The rifle grenade firing adapter was made for the M-1 Garand rifle only.
What was invented afterwards to replace the hand grenade?
The hand grenade hasn't been replaced - it's still in use worldwide, even with the most technologically advanced military forces. Rifle grenade launchers, grenade launchers, and underbarrel grenade launchers were developed not to replace the hand grenade, but as a means of filling the gap between a thrown hand grenade and a mortar.
What year was the automatic rifle invented?
The first automatic rifle was invented in 1884. It was invented by Manuel Mondragon. The rifle was known as the Mondragon rifle later to be known as the M-1908.
What is grenade rifle ammunition?
Rifle grenades are typically launched with blank rounds.
In what country was the bb gun invented?
Austria invented the first air rifle in the 1500's. The BB rifle was invented in the USA.
How was the grenade invented?
The grenade was invented when a dynamite gave birth to a shorter, fatter but most explosive child...-Caesar 96
Did Germany invented the first gun?
Germany invented the first assault rifle-the Sturmgewehr or STG
The M-203 grenade launcher is a?
40mm grenade launcher that attaches onto a standard rifle accessory rail
Who invented the repeating rifle?
Oliver Winchester made the first Winchester Rifle(repeating)
