M61 Fragmentation Grenade
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Olive drab color with a single yellow band at the top. Fragments are from a serrated wire coil inside the grenade body. Weight is 16 ounces Fuse Delay: 4-5 seconds Average soldier can throw it about 40 meters...shorter distances more accurately. Killing radius: 5 meters Wounding radius: 15 meters Danger from stray fragments: 230 meters |
Body is thin sheet metal.From Operational Medicine 2001: Health Care in Military Settings
CAPT Michael John Hughey, MC, USNR
NAVMED P-5139
January 1, 2001
Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery,
Department of the Navy,
2300 E Street NW,
Washington, D.C,
20372-5300
United States Special Operations Command,
7701 Tampa Point Blvd.,
MacDill AFB, Florida,
33621-5323
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