Flash-bang grenades

Flash-bang grenades were an upgrade developed at the USA Barracks for Rangers.
==Game effect==
Once purchased, the flashbang grenades upgrade allows rangers to switch from using a rifle, to using flashbang grenades. They are highly effective against groups of infantry and Angry Mobs, and a single grenade can clear out a garrisoned building. However, flashbang grenades do not inflict any damage against vehicle or structures. Infantry within Bunkers and Palaces are also not affected.
The Rangers in the flashbang mode have a slightly greater range yet slower firing rate compared to their standard machine-gun mode.
==Changelog==
* Zero Hour patch 1.03:
** no longer damages Chinooks
** increased primary damage from 25 to 35
== Trivia ==
* Flashbang Grenades were presumably employed by the USA as a non-lethal weapon to capture POWs before the latter was cut and the grenades were repurposed to simply destroy infantry units instead, in effect acting as normal and lethal fragmentation grenades.
Category:Generals 1 American upgrades