Weapons development at NCD
Weapons development at NCD
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Weren't grenades originally the same size and weight as baseballs so that people would be used to throwing them?
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WWI German grenades had sticks, which increased range a lot at the expense of accuracy.
Americans, raised on baseball, were able to get the pineapple grenades into impossible holes, which made them a lot more effective than the German-style grenade.
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I actually heard that reasoning as well but after I read into it I came to the conclusion that this is most likely false. Roundly shaped grenades have been around for centuries and the first introduction of a pineapple-shaped grenades was by the Brits in WW1.
Also a grenade is around three times as heavy as a baseball.
But it makes sense that Americans were/are especially good at throwing grenades because of baseball.
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Otherwise known as the modern atlatl.
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What happens when the dog fetches it, though?
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What dog?
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you could use a shephard's sling instead to keep your early ranged units viable
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This would be so much fun to use.
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I've always wondered why nobody is using those.
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RPGs and grenade launchers are more accurate, safer, and have longer range.
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Credible. The minimal range increase you get with this isn't really worth the loss of accuracy. You'll be more accurate throwing with your hands at short ranges, and if you need to place a precise explosion at a range higher than about 50m this thing isn't getting it done. Just pack M320s on your boys and it's as easy as point and click.
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Just jimmy up the pin to release as it's thrown. What could go wrong?
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If the spoon stays in place when the grenade is the holder you can take out the pin before you swing. Since the release of the spoon triggers the grenade not the pin itself.
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