Grenades, Launchers,
Explosives, etc
Grenades are a nice way
of getting someone's attention, especially
if you have your thumb on the deadman's switch
while walking into a crowded room. Most of
the grenades listed come from Kevin Dole.
Chances are that simply
pulling the pin from a grenade isn't exactly
going to work out well for all you pyros
out there. There are a wide variety of special
detonators that may be more to your suiting.
Ammunition for the 35x40mm Grenade Launcher Chambering
Millennia ago, when grenade
launchers became standard issue to most forces
on their relative planets, most designers
realized that a certain degree of standardization
was needed. That trend still exists today.
Most grenade launchers designed for the galactic
market today use the 35x40mm cased cartridge.
What this means is that the grenade is 35mm
in diameter and has a case that is 40mm long,
with the vast majority of rounds have an
overall length of no more than 102mm. Some
launchers will not work with the overlength
rounds, and will be marked so. Some manufactures,
driven more out of profit than customer survivability,
have taken to using proprietary rounds having
wildly different chamber dimensions
Typical ammunition include
the wide
varity of hand grenades discussed elsewhere,
with the 35mm shells costing
between 25 and 40 credits more than their
hand thrown counterparts. For
safety, most manufacturers use a centrifically
armed spring that does not
arm until the firer is outside of the blast
radius of the shell. As with
the hand-thrown variety, the three most commonly
used grenades are fragmentation,
concussion and smoke, in that order. There
is also a larger varity of shell
types, taking into account the gun-like nature
of the grenade launcher.
The 35x40 chambering is
the standerd
for the Zone Control line of grenade launchers,
including the popular Viper.
Explosives Launcher (more than just grenade
launchers!)
Grenades
Detonators and such