Frag grenade (Fallout 3)

A frag grenade is a thrown explosive in Fallout 3.
==Characteristics==
Frag grenades are standard grenades creating an explosive blast and dealing significant damage, with a high chance to cripple limbs. They are commonly used by melee-equipped raiders and super mutants when they are out of melee range.
Thrown grenades are affected by physics, they may bounce or roll unexpectedly if not thrown carefully. However, in-game physics can also be used to an advantage, such as throwing grenades through doorways or bouncing them around corners to ambush enemies out of sight.
Grenades are an optional target in V.A.T.S., and can even be shot out of the air, causing them to detonate. This can be used to an advantage, as they will deal damage to an enemy if they are holding them or in proximity when they explode. Grenades can be thrown point-blank in V.A.T.S with less danger due to the fact that the player character only takes 10% of the damage in V.A.T.S. they would take when outside V.A.T.S. Additionally, throwing grenades with V.A.T.S. and subsequently landing a successful hit will cause the grenade to explode right at the target's feet, making V.A.T.S. the most efficient way to use grenades to best effect (unless throwing it around a corner or through a hole in the floor/ceiling).
A grenade that has been thrown toward the player character will show up on the HUD as a red arrow denoting its direction relative to current position. Move in the opposite direction as quickly as possible to escape the blast radius and minimize the damage to both overall health and limbs.
It is also possible to plant live grenades on a non-player character by passing one from one's inventory to the non-player character's inventory via reverse-pickpocketing. This will kill the non-player character, regardless of how much health they have, making the frag grenade far more deadly. Getting caught putting a grenade in an non-player character's inventory makes them take it as stealing something from them, and return the grenade to the inventory though it won't detonate. Successfully killing a non-player character using this technique can give the Psychotic Prankster achievement.
==Variant==
* Sim version - A version used exclusively in the Anchorage Reclamation simulation.
==Locations==
===Regular grenades===
* Used by super mutants and Brotherhood soldiers.
* Eulogy Jones, Robert and Sydney carry a grenade.
* Leroy Walker carries two grenades.
* Most slavers at the Lincoln Memorial carry a grenade.
* Carried by caravan guards.
* Three in the Arlington Library media archive.
* One on a table in the Arlington sewer.
* Two on a ledge in Bethesda Offices West, to the west.
* Five in Bethesda underworks, in a storage room.
* Five on a shelf in a small room to the south of Bethesda underworks's entrance (circle around).
* One in Brandice's house, on the floor next to a desk with a terminal.
* Two in the Citadel bailey, on the ground.
* Three in the Capitol Building, west entrance.
* Two on a table behind a rigged terminal in the Capitol Post.
* One in the Capitol Preservation Society in Rivet City, next to a doghouse.
* Two in the Capitol Building, east entrance.
* One on a table behind the reception desk at the Capitol Building's conference hall.
* Five in the Chryslus Building's basement and one in a bin at the reception.
* Two in a crate in the Clifftop shacks.
* One next to a dead wastelander in the County sewer mainline.
* Dupont Circle station, next to some bricks, near the Metro Central exit.
* Two at Dupont West, on a table.
* Two grenades in the ruined school building at Early Dawn Elementary.
* Three in the Evergreen Mills foundry, in a pot next to a workbench.
* Two on a metal shelf behind a Average locked door in Farragut West station, near the Tenleytown/Friendship station exit.
* Three in Fort Bannister's commanding officer's quarters.
* Two in Fort Bannister's bunker, near a toolbox in the west.
* Three in Fort Constantine's bomb storage.
* Three in a crate in a corner at Hallowed Moors Cemetery.
* Four behind the gate in Hamilton's hideaway (key obtained by Three Dog)
* Two on a table in a building to the south of Hubris Comics.
* Five in L.O.B. Enterprises, three near a skeleton at the map's center and two in a pot on a shelf in small room in the east.
* Three in L.O.B. Enterprises east wing, two in the south in a crate with a mine, one more on a ledge in the east.
* East of L'Enfant Plaza, the grenade is under a box, in a small camp in a northern corner underneath a partially-collapsed overpass.
* Five in a bucket in a small room with a sink in the back of L.O.B. Enterprises.`
* Two in Lock and Load in Paradise Falls, on the counter.
* Two in the Maintenance and Evacuation Tunnel in Roosevelt Academy, in an area with a turbine.
* Two in an open locker in the north area of Marigold station.
* Eight on shelves and a table in the large area of Meresti Metro station.
* Three in Metro Central, on a table and next to ammunition boxes near the Dupont Circle station exit.
* Three in My Megaton house and one in the Tenpenny Tower suite when purchasing the Raider theme.
* Three in the National Archives, on a table in a classroom in the west.
* Four on the shelf in the National Guard depot's armory.
* Five in a sink in a bathroom in the southwest of Northwest Seneca Station.
* Two in Our Lady of Hope Hospital, on a table near the map's center.
* One on the shelf in the Ranger compound's diner/sleeping quarters.
* Two in a pot on a workbench in the Red Racer factory.
* Two in a bucket in the Regulator HQ, on a locker.
* Two in a burned out bus on the highway, northeast of SatCom Array NW-07c.
* One in the Sewer waystation, on a conveyor belt, near a teddy bear.
* Eight grenades in a niche in the cave area in the north of Shalebridge hill with the giant ant queen.
* Two on the shelves behind the counter in Statesman Hotel's restaurant.
* Super-Duper Mart, four on the counter next to the Protectron pod in the pharmacy and two on a shop counter nearby.
* Two to the north of the Super-Duper Mart, in a camp under a bridge.
* Three on a table at a raider camp near the Tenleytown/Friendship station entrance.
* Two on/near a table at a roadblock halfway on the metro track, in the Tepid sewers.
* Three on the shelves at Underworld Outfitters.
* Two on the shelf in the Utility tunnels.
* Three on a shelf in Vault 87's living quarters, near a fire barrel.
* Behind some sandbags in vault 101's sub-level.
* Three in the hallway in the northwest of Vault 106's living quarters.
* Three on a table in Vault 112.
* Two on a metal box in Warrington station, near Bessie Lynn.
* Five in the Outcast outpost's armory, available after the completion of the Operation: Anchorage add-on.
* Occasionally carried by smugglers.
* Five in a crate on a metal shelf in the Jefferson museum and gift shop.
* One in the Museum Authority Building, on a desk in a cubicle.
* Two in a bin in Old Olney underground at the map's center.
* One on a ledge in Old Olney underground, next to some flamer fuel.
* Three in a bin in Old Olney underground, near the map's center.
* One near a sandbag/skeleton in Old Olney underground.
* Two in a bathtub in Old Olney underground, near the map's center.
* Two in a bin near Wint and Kidd's position in Old Olney underground.
* One in Olney Powerworks, on top of a sink.
* Three on the ground in the Presidential metro, next to a desk.
* Two in a bin in the satellite control tower, with a plasma grenade.
===Grenade bouquet===
* One in a building southwest of Alexandria Arms.
* One in Arlington Library, children's wing.
* Two in the Arlington utility.
* Two tied to each other in a dropdown hole in Bethesda Offices West.
* One at Calverton, in the church.
* One in the County sewer mainline.
* One in the dry sewer.
* One in the Dupont Circle station.
* One near the train cars at Evergreen Mills.
* One at the guard house in Evergreen Mills.
* Two in vertical pipes at Fairfax ruins.
* One in the Fairfax Metro station.
* One east of Farragut West Metro station, under a walking bridge between two building.
* Two in Foggy Bottom station, close to eachother.
* One in Gold Ribbon Grocers.
* Two in Hubris Comics Publishing.
* In a drainage chamber southeast of Jocko's Pop & Gas stop.`
* Three around the Lincoln Memorial.
* Two in Murder Pass.
* One in the National Archives.
* One south of the National Archives, going in the crater.
* One in Our Lady of Hope Hospital.
* One in the raider outpost.
* One in the Rivet City bow.
* One in Roosevelt Academy, maintenence and evacuation tunnel.
* Two in the Grayditch sewer.
* One in the sewer entrance.
* Four in the Statesman Hotel, mid level.
* One in the Statesman Hotel restaurant, above a Nuka-Cola machine.
* One at Vernon Square, near the station's entrance.
* Two in the trenches at the Washington Monument.
* In a vertical pipe at Takoma Industrial.
==Notes==
* Super mutants call grenades "potatoes" or "hot potatoes" (Moira Brown refers to frag mines in the same way) and swampfolk refer to them as "pineapples."
* Grenades can be shot out of the air in V.A.T.S.
* Frag grenades can detonate in the player character's hand if shot by an NPC.
* It is possible to acquire a damaged frag grenade. If this happens, it is possible to repair it with other damaged grenades though it will do reduced damage.
** While completely broken frag grenades can not be used in combat, they can be reverse pick pocketed and will still detonate. 
* Holding the grenade in one's hand after pulling the pin does not make it detonate. This is due to the safety lever not being allowed to detach.
* A virtually limitless supply of frag grenades can be had by trading energy weapons, scrap metal, sensor modules, and power armor to Protector Casdin at Fort Independence.
==Behind the scenes==
The frag grenade does not appear to expel any fragments; the damage radius also supports this. It seems that the frag grenade works more like a concussion grenade.
==Bugs==
 If a broken frag grenade is sold to a merchant, then bought back from the merchant, it will be repaired to full condition.
==Gallery==
; Regular
FragGrenadeDetonation.jpg|The blast of a frag grenade
FragGrenadeCA.jpg|Frag grenade concept art by Adam Adamowicz
Frag grenades Arlington Library.jpg|Arlington Library, media archive
Frag grenade Arlington sewer.jpg|Arlington sewer
Frag grenades Bethesda Offices West.jpg|Bethesda Offices West
Bethesda underworks Most notable loot.jpg|Bethesda underworks
Frag grenade Brandices house.jpg|Brandice's house
Frag grenades Capitol Building WE.jpg|The Capitol Building, west entrance
Frag grenades Capitol Building EE.jpg|The Capitol Building, east entrance
Frag grenades CB conference hall.jpg|The Capitol Building, conference hall
Frag grenades Capitol Post.jpg|Capitol Post
Frag grenade Capitol PS.jpg|Capitol Preservation Society
Frag grenades Chryslus building.jpg|Chryslus Building, reception
Frag grenades1 CB basement.jpg|Chryslus Building, basement
Frag grenades2 CB basement.jpg|Chryslus Building, basement
Frag grenades3 CB basement.jpg|Chryslus Building, basement
Frag grenade1 Citadel bailey.jpg|Citadel bailey
Frag grenade2 Citadel bailey.jpg|Citadel bailey
Frag grenades clifftops shacks.jpg|Clifftop shacks
Frag grenade CS mainline.jpg|County sewer mainline
Frag grenades Dupont Circle station.jpg|Dupont Circle station
Frag grenades Dupont West.jpg|Dupont West
Frag grenades Chevy Chase school.jpg|Early Dawn Elementary
Frag grenades Evergreen Mills foundry.jpg|Evergreen Mills foundry
Frag grenades Farragut West station.jpg|Farragut West station
Nikola Tesla and You FB CO quarters.jpg|Fort Bannister CO quarters
Frag grenades Fort Bannister COQ.jpg|Fort Bannister CO quarters
Frag grenades Fort Bannister bunker.jpg|Fort Bannister bunker
Frag grenades Fort Constantine BS.jpg|Fort Constantine bomb storage
Frag grenades HW cemetery.jpg|Hallowed Moors Cemetery
Grenades Hamiltons hideaway.jpg|Hamilton's hideaway
Frag grenades Hamiltons hideaway.jpg|Hamilton's hideaway
Guns and Bullets Mason District South.jpg|Hubris Comics
Frag grenades1 LOB Enterprises.jpg|L.O.B. Enterprises
Frag grenades2 LOB Enterprises.jpg|L.O.B. Enterprises
Frag grenades1 LOB Enterprises EW.jpg|L.O.B. Enterprises east wing
Frag grenades2 LOB Enterprises EW.jpg|L.O.B. Enterprises east wing
US Army Handy Flamethrower Recipes LEnfant.jpg|L'Enfant Plaza
Frag grenades Lock and Load.jpg|Lock and Load
Frag grenades Marigold station.jpg|Marigold station
Frag grenade Meresti Metro station.jpg|Meresti Metro station
Frag grenades3 Meresti Metro station.jpg|Meresti Metro station
Frag grenades2 Meresti Metro station.jpg|Meresti Metro station
Frag grenades1 Meresti Metro station.jpg|Meresti Metro station
Frag grenades Metro Central.jpg|Metro Central
Frag grenades National Archives.jpg|National Archives
Fo3 frag mines NGD armory.jpg|National Guard depot, armory
Frag grenades Northwest SS.jpg|Northwest Seneca Station
Frag grenades Our Lady of Hope hospital.jpg|Our Lady of Hope Hospital
Frag grenade Ranger compound.jpg|Ranger compound
RR factory bottlecap mine.jpg|Red Racer factory
Frag grenades Regulator HQ.jpg|Regulator HQ
Frag grenade Roosevelt Academy.jpg|Roosevelt Academy
Frag grenades SatCom Array NW07c.jpg|SatCom Array NW-07c
Frag grenade sewer waystation.jpg|Sewer waystation
Frag grenades shalebridge hill.jpg|Shalebridge hill
Frag grenades Statesman Hotel restaurant.jpg|Statesman Hotel, restaurant
Tales of a JJV Super Duper Mart.jpg|SDM shop counter
Rx Goal.jpg|Super Duper Mart, pharmacy
Duck and Cover! Super Duper Mart.jpg|North of the mart
Frag grenade raider camp TS.jpg|Near Tenleytown/Friendship station entrance
Frag grenades tepid sewers.jpg|Tepid sewers
Frag grenades Underworld Outfitters.jpg|Underworld Outfitters
Frag grenades Utility tunnels.jpg|Utility tunnels
Frag grenades Vault 87 LQ.jpg|Vault 87, living quarters
Frag grenades Vault 101 sublevel.jpg|Vault 101, sub-level
Frag grenades Vault 106.jpg|Vault 106, living quarters
Frag grenades Vault 112.jpg|Vault 112
Frag grenades Warrington station.jpg|Warrington station
FO3 sealed armory4.jpg|Outcast outpost armory 
Frag grenade Jefferson Memorial.jpg|Jefferson Memorial 
Frag grenades Museum Authority.jpg|Museum Authority Building 
Frag grenades OO underground.jpg|Old Olney underground 
Frag grenade1 OO underground.jpg|Old Olney underground 
Frag grenades OO underground WK.jpg|Old Olney underground 
Frag grenades OO underground bin.jpg|Old Olney underground 
Frag grenade OO underground sandbags.jpg|Old Olney underground 
Frag grenade OO underground bathtub.jpg|Old Olney underground 
Frag grenade Olney Powerworks.jpg|Olney Powerworks 
Frag grenade Presidential metro.jpg|Presidential metro 
Frag grenades Satellite control tower.jpg|Satellite control tower 
; Bouquet
Grenade bouquet Alexandria Arms.jpg|Southwest of Alexandria Arms
Grenade bouquet Arlington Library.jpg|Arlington Library
Grenade bouquet1 Arlington utility.jpg|Arlington utility
Grenade bouquet2 Arlington utility.jpg|Arlington utility
Grenade bouquet Bethesda offices west.jpg|Bethesda Offices West
Grenade bouquet Calverton.jpg|Calverton
Grenade bouquet CS mainline.jpg|County sewer mainline
Grenade bouquet dry sewer.jpg|Dry sewer
Grenade bouquet DC station.jpg|Dupont Circle station
Grenade bouquet Evergreen Mills.jpg|Evergreen Mills
Grenade bouquet Evergreen Mills GH.jpg|Evergreen Mills
Grenade bouquet FW metro station.jpg|Farragut West Metro station
Grenade bouquet1 Fairfax ruins.jpg|Fairfax ruins
Grenade bouquet2 Fairfax ruins.jpg|Fairfax ruins
Grenade bouquet Fairfax Metro station.jpg|Fairfax Metro station
Grenade bouquet FB station.jpg|Foggy Bottom station
Grenade bouquet GR Grocers.jpg|Gold Ribbon Grocers
Grenade bouquet1 Grayditch sewer.jpg|Sewer (Grayditch)
Grenade bouquet2 Grayditch sewer.jpg|Sewer (Grayditch)
Grenade bouquet1 HC Publishing.jpg|Hubris Comics Publishing
Grenade bouquet2 HC Publishing.jpg|Hubris Comics Publishing
Grenade bouquet Sierra Victor.jpg|Southeast of Jocko's Pop & Gas stop
Grenade bouquet1 Lincoln Memorial.jpg|Lincoln Memorial
Grenade bouquet2 Lincoln Memorial.jpg|Lincoln Memorial
Grenade bouquet3 Lincoln Memorial.jpg|Lincoln Memorial
Grenade bouquet1 Murder Pass.jpg|Murder Pass
Grenade bouquet2 Murder Pass.jpg|Murder Pass
Grenade bouquet National Archives.jpg|National Archives
Grenade bouquet south of NA.jpg|South of the National Archives
Grenade bouquet OL of Hope hospital.jpg|Our Lady of Hope Hospital
Grenade bouquet raider outpost.jpg|Raider outpost
Grenade bouquet broken bow.jpg|Rivet City bow
Grenade bouquet Roosevelt Academy.jpg|Roosevelt Academy
Grenade bouquet sewer entrance.jpg|Sewer entrance
Grenade bouquet1 Statesman Hotel.jpg|Statesman Hotel, mid level
Grenade bouquet2 Statesman Hotel.jpg|Statesman Hotel, mid level
Grenade bouquet3 Statesman Hotel.jpg|Statesman Hotel, mid level
Grenade bouquet4 Statesman Hotel.jpg|Statesman Hotel, mid level
Grenade bouquet5 Statesman Hotel.jpg|Statesman Hotel, restaurant
Grenade bouquet Vernon Square.jpg|Vernon Square
Grenade bouquet2 Washington Monument.jpg|Washington Monument
Grenade bouquet Takoma Park.jpg|Takoma Park
==See also==
* Grenade box
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