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SFG 87
The SFG 87 (Singapore Fragmentation Grenade) is a defensive Fragmentation (weaponry), fragmentation hand grenade created in Singapore and used by the Singapore Army. It is one of the current actively used grenades for the infantry, alongside its Defense against swimmer incursions, water-defensive variant, the Anti-Frogman AFG. It is manufactured by Singaporean weapons manufacturer ST Kinetics, and has been since 1987, replacing the older SFG 82 variant. Overview The SFG 87 has a military green plastic pre-fragmented body with approximately 2800 steel balls, each one having a diameter of 2 mm, ingrained into the inner shell. The shell has distinct ribbing across the outer surface. The grenade has an overall length of 110 mm and a diameter of 54 mm. It contains approximately 150 grams of Composition B, which is ignited by pulling the safety pin, thus igniting the primer with the use of a Percussion cap, Percussion Mechanism when the grenade is thrown, and the leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hand Grenade
A grenade is an explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called hand grenade), but can also refer to a shell (explosive projectile) shot from the muzzle of a rifle (as a rifle grenade) or a grenade launcher. A modern hand grenade generally consists of an explosive charge ("filler"), a detonator mechanism, an internal striker to trigger the detonator, and a safety lever secured by a cotter pin. The user removes the safety pin before throwing, and once the grenade leaves the hand the safety lever gets released, allowing the striker to trigger a primer that ignites a fuze (sometimes called the delay element), which burns down to the detonator and explodes the main charge. Grenades work by dispersing fragments (fragmentation grenades), shockwaves (high-explosive, anti-tank and stun grenades), chemical aerosols (smoke and gas grenades) or fire ( incendiary grenades). Fragmentation grenades ("frags") are probably the most common in modern armies, and when the word ''gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
