GerryCMBB Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Hello: I have a squad that has a Bazooka and 4 AT Rockets in the Special Equipment panel. I think the Bazooka uses these AT Rockets. In the same panel there is 1 AT Grenade. And in the Ammo Panel there is an item below grenades that says "66mm HE 3". The squad has a M7 Grenade launcher. I do not know whether the M7 fires the "66mm HE 3" or the AT Grenade. I think the former. If so, what fires the AT Grenade? Or is it just thrown? Thanks in advance, Gerry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastiff Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 just thrown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakai007 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 AT Grenade is fired by the M1 w/rifle grenade adapter. Also in the weapons panel below the special equipment panel, you should see 3x 66mm HE, these are the HE rifle grenades. The AT rifle grenades get a picture, but the HE only get a listing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryCMBB Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 Sorry, a bit confused as one of you says the AT Grenade is thrown and the other says it is fired by the M1 w/rifle grenade adapter. Also, is M7 just the name for the rifle grenade adapter that is attached to an M1 Garand? Thanks, Gerry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Yes, the AT rifle grenade and HE rifle grenades are listed in separate locations (don't know why really, but I suppose the AT grenade is "special" equipment compared to the frag grenades). Both are used by the Garand w/ M7 grenade launcher. And the diameter listed for the HE grenades is wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakai007 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Gerry, they are definitely rifle grenades, it's in the manual is well, don't know the page off the top of my head but it should be in the US Weapons section. Yes, you are correct, M7 is the name for the M1 Garand w/rifle grenade attachment. They rounds used to fire the grenades are blank so the whole getup has a different designation (please, if I am wrong, correct me on this last one.) AFAIK, the HE Rifle Grenade came in two different version historically. One of them was a rifle grenade body with a Mk.II hand grenade welded to the top of it, and the other had a cup on the end of a rifle grenade body that a normal Mk.II could be placed in to fire it over longer distances with more accuracy then could be done by hand. @ akd - I am curious, what is the actual diameter of the HE Rifle Grenade??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 The actual HEAT grenade M9A1 was 48mm in diameter. There were some frag one that size, but the later and larger frag M17 was 57mm. (However, it had only half the explosive filler of the HEAT one, the extra diameter coming from the bulby serrated "pineapple" shell. I strongly suspect the HEAT version was superior in both punching power and accuracy, even for infantry targets in any kind of cover). The Brits used the No. 85 HEAT incidentally, with 51mm diameter (2 inches) - quite comparable to the US M9A1. The place the 66mm figure seems to come from is a Korea or post Korea upgrade the M31, but nothing that size was used as a rifle grenade in WW II, any role. Alas, this much later rifle grenade has a wikipedia page, and the M9A1 apparently does not. Badness ensues... I hope this helps. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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