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The No. 77 Grenade was a British white phosphorus grenade used during the Second World War. The No.77 was introduced in 1943 and consisted of 8 ounces of white phosphorus, an impact fuze and a tin casing. It was intended for laying down smoke screens and as signalling device. The grenade was also very effective as an anti-personnel and incendiary weapon. White phosphorus is a common allotrope of the chemical element phosphorus which has found extensive military application as an incendiary agent , smoke-screening agent, and as an antipersonnel flame compound capable of causing serious burns. ... Grenade may refer to: The well-known hand grenade commonly used by soldiers. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The ounce is the name for a number of different units of mass (oz), and also of two units of fluid volume (fl oz) and of one unit of force, the ounce-force (ozf). ... A U.S. Army Humvee laying a smoke screen A smoke-screen is a release of smoke in order to mask the movement or location of military units such as infantry, tanks or ships. ... An anti-personnel weapon is one primarily used to injure or kill people. ... An incendiary device is a device or weapon designed to create a fire. ...

Categories: United Kingdom military stubs | Military history stubs | World War II stubs Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total of dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total dead: 7 million Spanish Flu... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... No 1 Grenade Type Hand grenade Nationality United Kingdom Era World War I Platform Individual Target Personnel History Date of design Production period Service duration Operators United Kingdom War service World War I Specifications Type Fragmentation Filling Detonation Impact Weight g Filling weight g Length mm Diameter mm Variants Mk. ... Mills bomb Nationality United Kingdom Date of design 1915 Service duration May, 1915 - 1970s Type Fragmentation Filling Baratol Detonation 7 seconds, later reduced to 4 Weight 773 g Filling weight 71 g Length 95. ... British No. ... Double-Cylinder Grenade Nationality United Kingdom Date of design Service duration 1915 - Type Offensive fragmentation Filling Ammonal + Steel fragments Detonation Timed Friction Fuze Weight g Filling weight g Length mm Diameter mm Variants No 8 Light, No 9 Heavy Number built The Double Cylinder, No 8 and No 9 hand... Rifle No. ... No. ... No 74 ST Grenade Type Hand grenade Nationality United Kingdom Era World War II Platform Individual Target Vehicle/Tank History Date of design Production period Service duration Operators United Kingdom War service World War 2 Specifications Type High Explosive Filling nitro-glycerine Detonation Timed. ... No 75 / AT Hawkins Type Hand grenade/(Mine) Nationality United Kingdom Era World War II Platform Individual Target Vehicle History Date of design Production period Service duration 1942 - 1945 Operators United Kingdom, US War service World War II Specifications Type Anti-tank Filling Nobel 704 HE Detonation crush igniter Weight... Grenade No. ... No 76, Special Incendiary Phosphorus Nationality United Kingdom Date of design Service duration Type Incendiary Filling phosphorus, Detonation Impact Weight g Filling weight g Length mm Diameter mm Variants Number built ?? The No. ...