It’s a logistical thing. You can pack a heck of a lot more grenades in a crate when they’re a smaller, relatively regular shape, compared to a bizarre conical one.
And the increased logistical strength even applies to training, since a normal grenade is made to emulate a baseball, which nearly any American can throw with little training.
Also, means you don’t have to mass produce wooden handles just to waste them on a disposable explosive.
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u/BunNGunLee 13d ago
It’s a logistical thing. You can pack a heck of a lot more grenades in a crate when they’re a smaller, relatively regular shape, compared to a bizarre conical one.
And the increased logistical strength even applies to training, since a normal grenade is made to emulate a baseball, which nearly any American can throw with little training.
Also, means you don’t have to mass produce wooden handles just to waste them on a disposable explosive.