10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIFLE GRENADE»
Discover the use of
rifle grenade in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rifle grenade and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The M1903 Springfield
Rifle
The rifle grenade gives the infantryman the capability of indirect fire using an
explosive projectile at a longer range than he could hurl a grenade. Although the
rifle grenade first achieved relatively wide usage in World War I, there had been ...
2
The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
68 was a rifle grenade fired from a muzzle cup fitted to the No. 1 Mk III rifle. It was
withdrawn after 1941 as it was not much use against anything other than very
light armour. It weighed 0.79 kg (1.75 Ib) and could also be fired from the
Northover ...
3
Weapons of Patton's Armies
An American soldier preparing to launch an M9A1 rifle grenade from an M7
grenade launcher mounted on the end of his Ml Garand semiautomatic rifle. The
grenade launcher was composed of a sleeve (tube), having a series of annular
rings ...
Michael Green Gladys Green
4
Description and Instructions for the Use of
Rifle and Hand ...
In firing the rifle grenade it has been found that the best results can be obtained
by resting the butt of the rifle on the ground and estimating the angle which the
barrel makes with the horizontal, which angle, as stated above, should be either ...
United States. Army. Ordnance Department, 1917
5
Grenade Warfare: School of the Grenadier, a Guide for Hand ...
At night, while the soldiers were at supper and speaking of the inefficiency of the
German bombardment, a rifle grenade fell into a group of twelve men, killing 4,
and wounding 8. Two of the latter died shortly afterwards. CHAPTER 1. FRENCH
...
6
The United States in the First World War: An Encyclopedia
Incendiary Hand Grenade, Mark I The rifle grenade used by the American Army
in the First World War was intended to fill the gap between the range available to
the hand grenade and that of the light trench mortars. It was modeled on a ...
Anne Cipriano Venzon, 2013
To extend the range of such small bombs, the rifle grenade was developed.
Either a modified existing hand grenade or a whole new design intended
specifically for launching would have its hollow tail placed over a launcher
attached to the ...
8
Reinventing Warfare 1914-18: Novel Munitions and Tactics of ...
Marten Hale was not easily deterred and he persisted in his attempts to interest
the War Ofl"1ce in both his hand grenade and his rifle grenade. Betweenjuly
1908 andjune 1909, the Cotton Powder Company approached the War Office on
four ...
9
World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia
The range of the antipersonnel/high explosive rifle grenade was about 200
meters, with a bursting radius of approximately five meters. Rifle grenades were
available with the same fillers as hand grenades. The antitank rifle grenade, fired
at a ...
10
US Army Infantry Divisions 1944-45
The first significant change to the US Army rifle squad after April 1942 was the
late 1943 introduction of the M7 rifle grenade launcher. There was also a similar
M8 grenade launcher for M1 carbines. The M7 could be attached to a standard
M1 ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIFLE GRENADE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
rifle grenade is used in the context of the following news items.
Rifle grenade explodes in Mamasapano village
TUKANALIPAO, Mamasapano, Maguindanao (MindaNews/24 July) – Tension has again gripped this village after a rifle grenade exploded near a farmer's ... «Minda News, Jul 15»
Militants Fire Rifle Grenades Towards Security Forces Camp in Sopore
An employee was killed and two were wounded when terrorists fired at a franchise outlet of BSNL in Sopore on Monday. (Press Trust of India photo) ... «NDTV, May 15»
Israeli Firm Focuses On Threats From Within
Based on the firm's Refaim 40mm advanced infantry rifle grenade, and developed with partial funding from Israel's Defense Ministry, the Taser-like variant aims ... «DefenseNews.com, Apr 15»
(UPDATE) 2 killed, 7 injured in church grenade attack in Cotabato
The incident happened at around 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday (1140 GMT) when motorcycle-riding men fired a rifle grenade at the United Church of Christ in the ... «Philippine Star, Oct 14»
Accidental rifle grenade explosion kills 3, wounds 3 in Sarangani
An accidental explosion of a rifle grenade killed at least three people - including a four-year-old girl - in Sarangani province Wednesday, a Mindanao-based ... «GMA News, Jul 14»
North Cotabato cops eye illegal drugs in rifle grenade attack
KABACAN, North Cotabato -- The rifle grenade fired from a distance that left four wounded here on Friday night was a retaliatory attack from people involved in ... «InterAksyon, Aug 13»
Man killed by rifle grenade fired into Cotabato City restaurant
COTABATO CITY—A restaurant manager was killed and four others wounded when a rifle grenade fired from a nearby location landed in the middle of his ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 13»
IDF may equip soldiers with IMI's precise rifle grenade
Imagine that an IDF soldier, fighting in the narrow alleys of the Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, uses his personal rifle to accurately launch a grenade ... «Jerusalem Post, Aug 10»
