Oxfordshire Home Guard
Grenade Hand Practice No.74 Mk II
No. 69 Anti-Personnel Grenade
Ammunition - 2.5 Pound Shaped Charge Bomb
Calibre - 3.3" (83 mm)
Range (Anti-Tank) - 115 yards (105 metres)
Range (Indirect Fire) - 350 yards (320 metres)
Muzzle Velocity - 250 feet/sec (76 metres/sec)
In Service - 1942-1950
Designer - Major Millis Jefferis
Mills Bomb (36 Grenade)
The Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55in, Boys
Ammunition – .55" rimmed centre fire
Mag fed – 5 rounds
Rate of fire – 10 rounds per minute
Effective range– 100-500 yards
Maximum range up to 500 yards (457 metres)
Muzzle Velocity – 3250 feet/second (991 m/s)
Entered service - 1937
Weight of Gun - Approx 35 lbs (16 kg)
Loaded Magazine - 2kg
No. 73 Anti Tank Grenade
Projector Infantry Anti Tank (PIAT)
Grenades
No. 68 Anti Tank Grenade
Hawkins 75 Grenade
Ammunition - HEAT No. 68 Grenade
- No. 36 Grenade (Mills)
- No. 76 Special Incendiary
Charge - Black Powder
Calibre - 2.5"
Max range - 300 yards (90 metres)
Effective range - 100-150 yards (30-45 metres)
Muzzle Velocity - 200 feet/sec (60 metres/sec)
Production - 1940 Mk II in 1941
The Projector 2.5" - Northover Anti-Tank Gun
No. 74 Anti Tank Grenade (Sticky Bomb)
(and the Homefront)