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So is a grenade more volatile in the air than when it lands on the ground? What's the radius of damage?

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It is not more volatile in the air. The problem is its proximity to one's vital organs. If a grenade blows up at your feet, you will almost certainly lose your legs, but have a (Small) chance of survival if medical attention is near. If it detonates near your head or torso on the other hand, it would take a faith inducing miracle to avoid death.

Exactly what a grenade does varies, but in most cases, it isn't the explosion itself that causes notable harm, but rather the shrapnel it produces. Having distance and/or a barrier in between the point of detonation and, for instance, your lungs, helps keep lots of sharp pieces of metal from turning them into mincemeat. Even if that barrier ends up being your own legs.

As to the damage radius. Again that varies, but if I recall correctly, the M67 grenade (Commonly used by US soldiers), when detonated in an area without cover, is rated to kill within 5 meters, and wound within 15. That doesn't mean one is definitely dead if within 5 meters, just that such is the expected outcome.

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It's more dangerous in the air for two reasons. First, if it lands on the ground the ground takes up some of the force of the detonation. This lessons it's lethality to some degree. Second, if it it's at eye level its shrapnel is at a more lethal height and the force of the detonation would have more effect on the cranium. One of the most lethal components of a grande going off is the blast. Organs bounce around, expand and contract in ways they aren't supposed to, etc. At eye height there is a greater chance of splattering your brain against your skull. The fact the ground isn't absorbing any of that blast makes you even susceptible.

For blast radius, that's a more difficult question. What country made the grenade? They make them differently with different explosives and varying amounts of explosives. What type of grenade is it? If it's a frag it'll be different than an incendiary grenade. Let's concentrate on frags and US ones st that. We were always taught that you have a reasonable chance to someone within five meters of the blast and to hurt or stun someone out to about 15 meters.

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You guys seem to be in agreement about the harm distance but not about if its more volatile in the air so which is it?

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It is not more volatile anywhere. It is what it is. The difference is the ground absorbs some of the blast. This is simply physics. It's why they set artilery rounds and bombs to explode anove the ground.

Edited: Abnninja on 14th Feb, 2017 - 3:33pm

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I'll defer to Abnninja on this one. My understanding of the subject is from secondary sources rather than personal training.

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If a grenade falls in your area and you manage to kick it or throw it away from you but ended up killing people in the place you kicked / threw it to does that make you in the wrong? I mean while trying to save my own life the lives of other people are taken so will I be judged as if I purposely threw the grenade at them?

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Vex,

Militarily speaking, you would not be help liable for this. You are simply reacting and trying to save yourself and those around you. That said, I can see the friends of the people who died possibly having a beef with you. In truth, I doubt this though. I mean. People imply react when this happens. The person ultimately responsible is the person who threw the grenade in the first place.

As far as civilian law is concerned, I have no idea. This would be in scenario where a terrorist throws a grenade into a crowd and someone reacts in the manner you describe. I have to think the same thing holds true here though… the person responsible is the one who threw the grenade in the first place. Had they not thrown it you wouldn't have reacted.