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Grenades And Explosives

Thrown, launched or emplaced explosive munitions below the scale of artillery: hand grenades, automatic and under-barrel grenade launchers, anti-personnel mines and directional fragmentation mines. Belongs here: any weapon system whose own attested weapon class names a grenade, grenade launcher or mine. Does not belong here: an artillery shell or mortar round fired from a crew-served indirect fire weapon, which belongs to Artillery And Mortars, and a nuclear weapon delivered by missile or aircraft, which belongs to Missiles And Guided Munitions or Military Aircraft. Reassigned from the Weapons Systems Contemporary catch-all, ruling 926.

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1. Wikipedia: Grenade
WikipediaGrenade, Pre-gunpowder section
Quote, Grenade, Pre-gunpowder section
Rudimentary incendiary grenades appeared in the Byzantine Empire, not long after the reign of Leo III (717-741).
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