PugJesus@lemmy.world to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoGrenades of the First World Warlemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1123arrow-down1imageGrenades of the First World Warlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareYungOnionslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·edit-24 months agoWhat’s the deal with the Excelsior P2? It looks like a grenade cosplaying as the ghost of Kaiser Wilhelm.
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 months agoIt is an impact initiated grenade. During flight, the propeller on the nose rotates down to arm. The grenade is actually a stick grenade, hidden by the cloth. The cloth is to help it orient itself nose forward in flight for the propeller.
What’s the deal with the Excelsior P2? It looks like a grenade cosplaying as the ghost of Kaiser Wilhelm.
It is an impact initiated grenade. During flight, the propeller on the nose rotates down to arm. The grenade is actually a stick grenade, hidden by the cloth. The cloth is to help it orient itself nose forward in flight for the propeller.
Huh, TIL. Thanks.