These are again divided into two classes:
A. Those that depend for their effect upon fragmentation on detonation.
B. Those that depend for their effect upon the shock of detonation only.
The type B is more commonly met with than type A. Ignition is by time or percussion. The time of fuses about six seconds burning.
Precautions. When handling foreign grenades care should always be taken and the following rules should be enforced:
- 1. Only skilled grenadiers should be allowed to examine
- and handle any grenades found.
- 2. Grenade depots when discovered should be immediately
- reported to the nearest grenadier.
- 3. Foreign time grenades should be thrown as soon
- as the lighting device has been started.
Description of German Grenades
As the means of firing a grenade will be immediately apparent to the skilled grenadier on seeing the grenade, the following information only is of importance to the unskilled grenadier:
- 1. How to make the grenade safe.
- 2. How to make the grenade alive.
- 3. How to use the grenade against the enemy.