The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-03-08

1.-THE hand grenades are carried by
the man until required and then
thrown by hand. The rifle or how
itzer' grenades are fired from a firm
rest such as q wooden stand made
from a rifle held at various angles of
elevation by means of stakes. The mine
grenade is anchored in the ground
and discharged by electricity upon ap-
proach of the enemy.
"The following report is made of
the tests which the inventor held with
his grenades on his private proving
ground in Copenhagen:
"Seven men behind cover fired vol
leys at a group of 80 wooden double
silhouettes, distributed over a space
of 800 square meters under cover.
From the first volley 90 hits were made
on 43 silhouettes. After the third vol
ley 70 targets showed 1853 hits. The
distance was between 300 and 400
meters.
Weight of Rifle Grenade.
1.-THE rifle grenade weighs about $50
grams. It contains 72 bullets weigh.
ing % grams and Y grams Of ex-
plosives. The y bullets cover a space
of ut least 40 to 50 square meters. The
rifle grenade may be fired from an or
binary army rifle at any range up to
about 400 meters. The great destrac-
tive effect of the grenade is due to the
fact that the explosion takes place i'm
mediately after the grenade strikes
the ground before ii has had time to
bury itself in the soil.
THE 'howitzer' grenade weighs one
kilogram and contains 215 bullets and
a bursting charge weighing 200 grams.
It can be thrown with the hand 40
meters or with a 'howitzer' 300 meters.
The 'howitzer' is u cOntrivance made
OF a cylinder and weighs - Kilograms.
It may be carried like asrifle. The bull
lets of this grenade cover a semi-cir-
cular space Of at least so square me-
ters and spread only to the front and
%laterally, but not to the rear toward the
thrower. They are, therefore, Of es-
pecial value for fighting at close quar-
ters. They are constructed that they
may be exploded only after they have
Travelled eight meters toward the tar
get.
"Tests with this kind of grenades
had the following results:
"Folleys were fired from seven how
tiers at a group of so figures distrib-
uted over a space of 900 square me-
tiers at distances Of $50 to 80 meters.
After the fourth volley 6S figures. were
hit 143 times.
1.-THE hand grenade weighs n kilo-
gram and contains 100 bullets weigh
ing "a grams and a bursting charge
weighing ITO grams. In contrast 20
the above-described 'howitzer' grenade,
the bullets fly in every direction, so
that it is only adapted for throwing
from cover. A volley Of seven gre.
nades, thrown by hand from cover,
made 119 hits Oh 33 figures against the
target already described.
"The last kind of these grenades is
the mine grenade. 1t weighs about
four Kilograms and contains 400 SO.
gram bullets and Il 2O0-gram bursting
charge. The 400 bullets will cover d
space Of at least 500 square meters.
These grenades together. with their
electrical connections are placed about
one-half meter under the surface of
the ground, so that they are complete.
ly invisible to the enemy.
Bullets in All Directions.
"When it is set off, the grenade rises
about three-fourths of a meter above
the ground, then explodes, and throws
the bullets in all directions parallel
with the ground. At u distance of ten
meters the bullets will go through
wood at least 100 millimeters tnlcx
and retain deadly effectiveness for 8
distance of so meters. A detachment
OF 100 men can lay a line of these
mines over a front of 1000 meters In
less than two hours.
lin a test three mine grenades were
laid in the corners of a triangle whose
legs were 80 meters long, among 9
group of 145 wooden double s%ilhouettes
that were scattered over Il space OF
100 square meters. The grenades
yer set off electrically, one after thu
other. The result was that 12O sill
houcttes were hit 700 times.'