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05 February 2004, 10:01 AM
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Why is it?
that (on TV at least) that when army people throw hand grenades, they 'lob' it with a straight arm? How come none of them throw it properly (like a cricket fielder would) as this is more accurate and the range is further?
Or is it some 'rule' so that soldiers that throw like girls don't look stupid
Or is it some 'rule' so that soldiers that throw like girls don't look stupid
05 February 2004, 10:05 AM
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I'm only guessing but to throw as you normally would you first have to pull your arm backwards over your shoulder before starting the forward motion to snap your arm straight generating the power. In this backwards motion there is a chance you could drop the grenade........with the obvious dangers that would pose.
05 February 2004, 10:06 AM
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Trenches?? Fox holes?? these are the sort of things you are trying to get in to with a grenade. If you throw it flat and hard like a cricket ball chances are it will go skipping over. If you lob it, it will come in high and drop in to place without sliding on for miles past the target.
Take a cricket ball down you local park and put a bucket about 30 feet away, see if lobbing or throwing is more sucessful at getting it in the bucket!!!
Take a cricket ball down you local park and put a bucket about 30 feet away, see if lobbing or throwing is more sucessful at getting it in the bucket!!!
05 February 2004, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Dracoro
that (on TV at least) that when army people throw hand grenades, they 'lob' it with a straight arm?
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05 February 2004, 10:19 AM
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it is a requirement in the tv/movie guidelines..
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05 February 2004, 01:43 PM
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WTF!! army people!!!!?????
last time i checked it was called being a soldier.
imo i would not want to "throw" a grenade as far as i could as i would rather get covered with some dirt after i had "lobbed" it about 25ft as opposed to getting fragged with shrapnel cos the grenade is still in mid air when the fuse runs out.
last time i checked it was called being a soldier.
imo i would not want to "throw" a grenade as far as i could as i would rather get covered with some dirt after i had "lobbed" it about 25ft as opposed to getting fragged with shrapnel cos the grenade is still in mid air when the fuse runs out.