One of the most primitive ranged weapons still in use, the mechanics for this weapon are simple: a chemical charge propels an explosive device. The smoking residue of the powder gives the ordinance its familiar white smoke trail upon ejection from the chamber. The explosive operates on a timed fuse of approximately three seconds, normally bouncing once or twice before exploding. Unlike spinfusor or mortar rounds, grenades are typically designed to fragment and thereby produce shrapnel.

Tribal warriors favor the grenade launcher because it is simple, cheap, and provides indirect fire capability. Our own Saar-Marines of course are rumored to use micronuclear grenades with integral antigravity drivers and target-seeking capability, but even if these tales are true the expense would be far more than the simple, tried-and-true tribal version of the weapon.

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