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M67 Fragmentation Grenade

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The M67.

The M67 fragmentation grenade is a small hand-held anti-personnel weapon designed to be thrown, which then explodes after a short time. The word "grenade" is derived from the Old French (pome) grenate ("pomegranate"), in reference to the general size of early grenades, and because its shrapnel pellets reminded soldiers of the seeds of this fruit. Real grenades have a casualty radius of 15 meters, but the range is shorter in-game for balance. Players near a grenade on the ground have the option of throwing it back, although this is never done in real life under any circumstances due to the high chance of there being little time on the fuse left and the increased area of effect of a midair detonation. Instead, troops are trained to run from the grenade or go prone and face their helmets towards the grenade.[1] Troops not wearing helmets will instead take cover or get as far away from the grenade as possible. Grenades are filled with explosive content, or filler. Five seconds after the safety spoon is released, the filler is ignited and the grenade explodes. Some users release the spoon before throwing the grenade, which is called cooking. This is dangerous, however, as fuse lengths are inconsistent.

The M67 replaced the M61 and remaining Mk 2 grenades in service. It uses Composition B filler and actually has a four second fuse, but this is made five seconds in the game.

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Damage

50-200 (SP), 70-300 (MP),15 for direct hit

Maximum Ammunition

4 (SP), 3 (MP)

Range

256m

Used by

All forces


The frag can be used in several situations; learning how to effectively arc, bounce and/or cook a grenade can make a player highly lethal (especially with the Frag x3 perk). The frag grenade in real life normally has a 15 meter blast radius. In the game, the grenade functions like a concussion grenade (It emits no fragments, it only relies on explosive power) this has been done to balance the weapon. The frag grenade will usually kill the player if they see the frag indicator. If the player cooks the grenade long enough it will explode in the air when thrown; this can catch targets off-guard and gives them no time to react before the grenade detonates.

Experienced gamers know the "hotspots" (where players are most likely to frequent) of each map and will utilise this knowledge accordingly. If aimed properly, throwing the grenade up in the air will cause it to land on the path where enemies are still sprinting to gain a field advantage. This tactic could possibly end up in multiple kills, sometimes eviscerating two or even three opponents, giving the player's team an early UAV. It usually pays off not to be the person in front running for front lines. This tactic can be used in conjunction with the perks Frag x3 and Sonic Boom and is known as grenade mortaring. This tactic could also be used to lob frags toward a defended objective or a group of red dots, although experienced players will usually refrain from this tactic and use their frags more efficiently.

In the singleplayer game, the player spawns with four grenades and can find M67s in grenade bags dropped by some enemies.

Throwing a frag

An unused frag

[edit] Call of Duty 4 DS

The DS variant is very similar to the console version. It can be cooked by holding the button down, but only for four seconds.

[edit] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

The M67 grenade returns as the only fragmentation grenade, but this time it is in the Equipment category, which means the player can replace it with another weapon that is in the Equipment category. Infinity Ward has stated that new physics will be added to grenades to make them react to the environment more realistically (rolling them down a hill, for instance). A trail of smoke will also follow them when thrown.

Mw2 Frag at Create-A-Class event

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[edit] Trivia

  • The M67's texture sheet has the outline of a M26/M61 grenade, hinting that at one time, the player might've used a M61 grenade instead of a M67.
  • With the cluster bomb cheat on in single player, when you throw one, five explode.

The M67's texture sheet. Notice the oval-shapes on it.

[edit] References

  1. ↑ FM 3-23.30 Appendix B Hand Grenade Safety Considerations



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