M26 (hand grenade)
The M26 was an American hand grenade .
history
After the Second World War, when the M2 hand grenade used at the time showed many faults , the M26 was developed as a replacement. It was introduced as the standard hand grenade for the US armed forces in 1950. In the Vietnam War, the M26 and its versions were used by the US armed forces and replaced by the M67 from around 1970 .
The M26 and its versions were used in the following wars:
technology
The M26 and its versions were fragmentation hand grenades. It weighed about 450-500 g and was about 99 mm long. Their diameter was 57 mm.
Versions
- M26 (original variant)
- M26A1
- M26A2
- M61 (improved fuse)