No.36M Mk I Mills Bomb

No.36M Mk I Mills Bomb
Specifications
Type	Hand Grenade
Fuse Delay	4 to 7 seconds
Explosive Type
Effective Blast Radius	80 yards

History

Britain went to war in 1914 without an effective grenade, as a weapon they where believed to be out dated, however Trench warfare proved that not to be the case. British soldiers improvised various home made grenades until the Mills bomb was adopted by the British Army as its standard hand grenade in 1915 as the No 5.

The Mills bomb underwent numerous modifications. The No. 23 was a No. 5 with a rodded base plug which allowed it to be fired from a rifle. This concept evolved further with the No. 36, a variant with a detachable base plate for use with a rifle discharger cup. The final variation of the Mills bomb, the No. 36M, was specially designed and waterproofed with shellac for use in the hot climate of Mesopotamia in 1917 at first but remained in production for many years. By 1918 the No. 5 and No. 23 had been declared obsolete and the No. 36 (but not the 36M) followed in 1932. the No. 36M remained in service as the British Army’s standard grenade until the 1970s.

The No. 36M anti-personnel fragmentation grenade had a cast iron body weakened by longitudinal and transverse grooves to assist in fragmentation. The No. 36M was a defensive pattern grenade whose shrapnel could kill within 80 yd (73 m) of the detonation point.It was not unknown for fragments to be thrown more than 100yards. The thrower had to be behind cover or immediately had to lie prone after throwing as even the best throw would like see it reach30 yards. In a bunker or other enclosed space, the Mills Bomb was lethal to the point of overkill.

Game Play

Grenades are used mostly for taking down the various AI you will encounter in game. landing a grenade on the platform of the tower should bring it in blast. other AI is dealt with by throwing a grenade at their feet or anti-tank gun.

Grenades are also used to clear CPs and army base radio rooms.

See Also

Infantry Weapons of Battleground Europe American Weapons Boys Anti-Tank Rifle ·Browning M1919A6 . BAR · M1903 Springfield · M1 Garand ·M1 carbine ·M1A1 Thompson · M3A1 Grease Gun · Mk 2 Fragmentation_Grenade · M8 Smoke Grenade · LG 50 mm mortar · M1911 Colt · M9 Bazooka British Weapons Boys Anti-Tank Rifle · Bren Mk II LMG · Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I · M1928 Thompson · sten Mk II · No.36 Mills Bomb · No.77 Smoke Grenade · 2 inch mortar · Webley Pistol · PIAT French Weapons Boys Anti-Tank Rifle · FM 1924/29 LMG · Fusil MAS mle 1936 · Fusil MAS mle 1940 · Fusil mle 1886 M93 "Lebel · MAS.38 · Grenade à main offensive modèle 1915 · Grenade fumigène · LG 50 mm mortar · Pistolet mle 1935S · M9 Bazooka German Weapons Panzerbüchse 39 · MG-34 · Karabiner 98k· Gewehr 43 · Gewehr 41 · FG42 · STG44 · MP-40 · MP34 · Stielhandgranate 24 · Nebelhandgranate 39 · Granatwerfer 36 · Luger P08 · Panzerschreck 54 Italian Weapons Beretta Model 38 · Carcano Modello 1891 Universal Weapons Ammo Resupply Pack · Combat Knife · Satchel Charge