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[[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg|thumb|right|600px|M26 HE Frag hand grenade]]
[[Image:200px-M-67handgrenade.jpg|thumb|right|600px|M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:6696s.jpg|thumb|right|600px|M61 hand grenade, improved version of the M26]]
[[Image:6696s.jpg|thumb|right|600px|M61 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade, improved version of the M26]]
 
 


The '''M26 hand grenade''' was developed in the years right after World War 2.  This was the first model of handgrenade which still used a cast iron body, but which enclosed either notched wire or shot to serve as the lethal fragments rather than the grenade body itself.  This new type of grenade was much more reliable than the old Mk II Pineapple grenades.  The M26 was developed and adopted by the U.S. Army just before the Korean War (1950) but since most units still had huge inventories of Mk II "Pineapple" grenades left over after World War 2, the M26 rarely saw action in the Korean War.  Throughout the 1950s it was the issued hand grenade for all Army units, despite the fact that we still had huge leftover inventories of the MK II as well.  In the early 1960s another improved version of the M26 was adopted, the '''M61'''.  The '''M61''' had a thin sheet metal body with a notched coiled flat wire and improved fuse.   
The '''M26 hand grenade''' was developed in the years right after World War 2.  This was the first model of handgrenade which still used a cast iron body, but which enclosed either notched wire or shot to serve as the lethal fragments rather than the grenade body itself.  This new type of grenade was much more reliable than the old Mk II Pineapple grenades.  The M26 was developed and adopted by the U.S. Army just before the Korean War (1950) but since most units still had huge inventories of Mk II "Pineapple" grenades left over after World War 2, the M26 rarely saw action in the Korean War.  Throughout the 1950s it was the issued hand grenade for all Army units, despite the fact that we still had huge leftover inventories of the MK II as well.  In the early 1960s another improved version of the M26 was adopted, the '''M61'''.  The '''M61''' had a thin sheet metal body with a notched coiled flat wire and improved fuse.   
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'''The M26 hand grenade has appeared in the following films and television series used by the following actors:'''
'''The M26 hand grenade has appeared in the following films and television series used by the following actors:'''


== M26 hand grenade ==
== M26 Hand Grenade ==
 


=== Film ===
=== Film ===
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=== Video Games ===
=== Video Games ===


* ''[[Art of Murder: The Secret Files]]'' (not usable)
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
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| [[Art of Murder: The Secret Files]] ||  ||  || Non-playable || 2010
|-
| [[Crysis]] ||  || Without pins or spoons ||  || 2007
|-
| [[Operation Flashpoint]] ||  ||  ||  || 2001
|-
| [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] ||  || With detonation warning tone ||  || 2008
|-
| [[Ghost Recon]] || As the "FRAG" ||  ||  || 2001
|-
| [[Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter]] ||  || M61 ||  || 2006
|-
| [[Max Payne (video game)|Max Payne]] ||  ||  ||  || 2001
|-
| [[Counter-Strike: Source]] ||  ||  ||  || 2004
|-
| [[Black]] ||  ||  ||  || 2006
|-
| [[Battle: Los Angeles (VG)|Battle: Los Angeles]] ||  ||  ||  || 2011
|-
|}


* ''[[Crysis]]''
== L2A2 Hand Grenade ==
[[Image:L2A2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|L2A2 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade ''(Note different fuze design)'']]


* ''[[Vietcong]]''
=== Television ===


* ''[[Operation Flashpoint]]''
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* ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
 
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* ''[[Ghost Recon]]''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
* ''[[Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter]]'' (M61)
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''  
 
|-
* ''[[Max Payne (video game)|Max Payne]]''
|  || British Army soldiers || [[Soldier Soldier (TV series)|Soldier Soldier]] || || 1991 - 1997
 
|-
* ''[[Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne]]'' (not usable)
|}
 
* ''[[Counter-Strike: Source]]'' (I believe this is the right one. although CSS is set in the present day, The more modern M67 should be in the game in place of the M26)
 
* ''[[Homefront]]'' (HUD icon for M67 grenades)
 
* ''[[Modern Warfare 2]]'' (unusable)
 
* ''[[Black]]'' (thrown grenade model)
 
* ''[[Battle: Los Angeles (VG)|Battle: Los Angeles]]''
 
== L2A2 hand grenade ==
[[Image:L2A2Frag.jpg|thumb|right|200px|L2A2 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade ''(Note different fuze design)'']]


=== Video Games ===
=== Video Games ===


* ''[[IGI 2: Covert Strike]]''
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* ''[[Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
|-
| [[IGI 2: Covert Strike]] || || ||  || 2003
|-
| [[Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix]] ||  ||  ||  || 2002
|-
|}


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[[Category:Gun]]
[[Category:Grenade]]
[[Category:Grenade]]

Revision as of 23:21, 29 October 2011

M26 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
File:6696s.jpg
M61 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade, improved version of the M26

The M26 hand grenade was developed in the years right after World War 2. This was the first model of handgrenade which still used a cast iron body, but which enclosed either notched wire or shot to serve as the lethal fragments rather than the grenade body itself. This new type of grenade was much more reliable than the old Mk II Pineapple grenades. The M26 was developed and adopted by the U.S. Army just before the Korean War (1950) but since most units still had huge inventories of Mk II "Pineapple" grenades left over after World War 2, the M26 rarely saw action in the Korean War. Throughout the 1950s it was the issued hand grenade for all Army units, despite the fact that we still had huge leftover inventories of the MK II as well. In the early 1960s another improved version of the M26 was adopted, the M61. The M61 had a thin sheet metal body with a notched coiled flat wire and improved fuse.

The Vietnam War: Though the M61 was now the official new hand grenade of the U.S. Armed forces, the U.S. shipped tens of thousands of existing stock of Mk II Pineapple and M26 grenades to South Vietnam, for use by the ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam). These were stored in huge military warehouses throughout the country and many M26s were provided to American troops in the field as well, despite the fact that all new grenade production was supposed to supply only the M61. But the massive increase in munitions requests resulted in a fast retooling of the older M26 line, so an updated M26A1 grenade was issued with a better fuse and explosive compound. Eventually the M26A1 slowed production and halted, as did the M61 when the newer M67 hand grenade production ramped up.

So you see a mix of M26/M26A1 and M61 hand grenades in use by American forces in Vietnam. Most authors of war books or military articles never bother to reveal the complicated munitions supply issues of the conflict, and most only refer to the M26 as the hand grenade of choice, despite the fact that it is more likely that the virtually identical M61 is really the hand grenade that was used.


The M26 hand grenade has appeared in the following films and television series used by the following actors:

M26 Hand Grenade

Film

Actor Character Title Note Date
Ashleigh Cummings Robyn Mathers Tomorrow, When the War Began 2010
Terrorist The Siege 1998
Danny Glover Roger Murtaugh Lethal Weapon Disguised smoke grenade 1987
Lethal Weapon Seen in crashed car 1987
Jsu Garcia Cpt. Tony Nadal We Were Soldiers 2002
U.S. Army soldiers We Were Soldiers 2002
Gary Sinise 2Lt. Dan Taylor Forrest Gump 1994
U.S. Army soldiers Forrest Gump 1994
Chow Yun-Fat Tequila Yuen Hard Boiled 1992
Tomorrow Never Dies Used as part of IED 1997
Robert "Rock" Galotti Huffmeister Platoon 1986
Kevin Dillon Bunny Platoon 1986
U.S. Army soldiers Platoon 1986
U.S. Army soldiers Casualties of War 1989
William Sadler Col. Stuart Die Hard 2 1990
Terrorists Die Hard 2 1990
Ken Watanabe Saito Inception With white paint 2010

Television

Actor Character Title/Episode Note Date
Michael Cudlitz Francis Goehring Criminal Minds / "Identity" 2005 - ????

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Art of Murder: The Secret Files Non-playable 2010
Crysis Without pins or spoons 2007
Operation Flashpoint 2001
Grand Theft Auto IV With detonation warning tone 2008
Ghost Recon As the "FRAG" 2001
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter M61 2006
Max Payne 2001
Counter-Strike: Source 2004
Black 2006
Battle: Los Angeles 2011

L2A2 Hand Grenade

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L2A2 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade (Note different fuze design)

Television

Actor Character Title/Episode Note Date
British Army soldiers Soldier Soldier 1991 - 1997

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
IGI 2: Covert Strike 2003
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix 2002
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