The explosive grenade was first invented in Song Dynasty China during the 11th century. Chinese soldiers packed gunpowder into ceramic or metal containers. Incendiary grenades were first used in the Byzantine Empire, around the reign of Leo III.
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?
Germany used the Grenade first in WW1 So germany was the first county to use the grenade
It means the driver is a Grenade?
A pirates grenade I think was called a Grenado.
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"The first grenade was invented in China during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD).
The grenade was invented when a dynamite gave birth to a shorter, fatter but most explosive child...-Caesar 96
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?
The Model 24 Stielhandgranate (In English: Stick Hand Grenade) was the standard hand grenade of the German Army and was issued in 1915.
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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.
German military, about 1915. See link below
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Germany used the Grenade first in WW1 So germany was the first county to use the grenade
The stun grenade, also known as a flashbang or stun grenade, was invented in the United States during the 1950s. It was developed for use by law enforcement and military forces to incapacitate targets temporarily without causing permanent injury. The design aimed to create a blinding flash of light and a loud noise to disorient individuals in a tactical situation.
The Hand Grenade was invented by the Chinese during the Song Dynasty. Clay or metal pots were filled with gunpowder, a fuze was lit and the bomb was thrown. Over time, improvements were made, some were effective, some not so much. William Mills is credited with developing the first modern time-fuzed grenade. The Mills Grenade Bomb was used extensively during WW1.
Gasses were invented well before World War 1. The Britons originally thought that gas was not a weapon but it was the french who through out the first gas grenade. Chlorine gas was first made by the Germans.