page_title: Type L grenade
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Type L grenade / Description
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Granata anticarro L in una foto dell'epoca
context_page_description: The Type L is an anti-tank hand grenade provided to the Royal Italian Army during World War II.
context_section_description: Designed for anti-tank use is practically an OTO inside a painted red cylindrical container filled with 1500 gr explosive charge with a wooden handle to facilitate the launch.
  The type L is designed to be used against vehicles and tanks, the bomb had essentially the task of destroying the track to immobilize it, since the charge was insufficient for its destruction, but made the tank still vulnerable to possible attacks from the infantry, the soldiers at this point proceeded to place explosive charges or throw incendiary grenades into the engine compartment covered by some smoke grenade.
  The bomb consists of a metal casing with a wooden throwing handle. On the upper part of the casing there is a tab for removing the safety pin, and a small metal strip protruding from the base of the handle. The strip is a second safety precaution. The metal strip is held in position by the wire on the side of the handle. This wire is held in position by a piece of wired tape secured by a pin.
caption: A Type L in a World War II picture
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