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Encyclopedia > Gammon grenade
Grenade No. 82 "Gammon Bomb"
Type Grenade
Nationality United Kingdom
Era World War II
Platform Individual
Target Personnel, fortifications, and vehicles
History
Date of design
Production period
Service duration May, 1943 - ???
Operators United Kingdom
War service World War II
Specifications
Type Fillable plastic explosive
Filling Typically composition C
Detonation Impact or timed (4-7 seconds)
Weight 340 g
Filling weight Variable: up to 900 g
Length N/A mm
Diameter N/A mm
Variants No. 82 Mk 1
Number built ???

The Gammon bomb officially known as the No. 82 grenade was a British hand grenade used during World War II. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945 after the Allied atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... A weapons platform is generally any structure or system on which a weapon can be mounted. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Composition C is a plastic explosive consisting of RDX, other explosives, and plasticizer. ... A WWII-era pineapple fragmentation hand grenade A hand grenade is a hand-held bomb designed to be thrown by hand. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945 after the Allied atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ...


Overview

Designed by Capt. R.S. Gammon MC of the 1st Parachute Regiment, the Gammon bomb was developed as a replacement for the tempermental "sticky bomb" grenade. It consisted of a elasticized stockingette bag, a metal cap, and an 'Allways Fuze' (the same fuze as found in the No. 69 grenade). British No. ...


Unlike conventional grenades, the Gammon bomb was flexible in the amount and type of munition that could be delivered to a target. For anti-personal use, a small amount of plastic explosive (about half a stick), along with shrapnel-like projectiles, would be placed in the bag. Against armored fighting vehicles, the bag could be filled completely with explosive. An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, equipped with protection against hostile attacks and often mounted weapons. ...


To utilize the grenade, a screw-off top was removed to arm the bomb before it was thrown. This would cause the grenade to explode on impact, though through a weighted tape it would also explode after a timed delay to facilitate its use as a demolition charge.


Gammon bombs were primarily issued to special forces such as paratroopers who were issued plastic explosive routinely. These units found the Gammon bomb to be particularly useful due to their small size and weight when unfilled, as well as their adaptability. For the . ... An American Paratrooper using a T-10C series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and formed into an airborne force. ...


Allways Fuze


The Allways fuze is an impact fuze that is triggered no matter what the orientation at impact.


External links

  • The Grenade with Instant Fame
  • Gammon Bomb Reproductions

See also

British Grenades of World War I & World War II
Anti-personnel
Grenade, No 1 Hales | No.s 5, 23, 36 Mills | No. 69 | No.s 8, 9 Double Cylinder Jam Tin
Anti-tank
No. 75 AT Hawkins | M68 AT| No 74 Sticky bomb
Special Types
No. 82 Gammon | No. 76 (WP) | No. 77 (WP)

  Results from FactBites:
 
Gammon bomb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (360 words)
Designed by Capt. R.S. Gammon MC of the 1st Parachute Regiment, the Gammon bomb was developed as a replacement for the temperamental "sticky bomb" grenade.
When the gammon grenade was thrown, a linen tape with a curved lead weight on the end automatically unwrapped in flight, freeing a ball-bearing inside the fuze.
Gammon bombs were primarily issued to special forces such as paratroopers who were issued plastic explosive routinely.
Jam Tin Grenade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (210 words)
The Jam-Tin (or Double Cylinder) was one of the many grenades designed for British use in the early part of the First World War in response to the failings of the No 1 grenade.
The grenade was an inner can of explosive with an outer can of metal fragments or ball bearings.
Initially when demand for grenades was at its greatest, engineers were encouraged to improvise their own grenades from the tins containing the soldier's ration of jam, hence the name.
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