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Mills Bomb
Mills Bomb is the nickname for a series of British grenades developed during WWI by William Mills. There are several models of the Mills Bomb, each with an official British number designation:
- No. 5: The first version of the Mills Bomb first made in 1915, which can only be used as a hand grenade. Features only one variant, No. 5 Mk. I.
- No. 23: Modified so it can be used as a rifle grenade in addition to being a hand grenade. Features a modified base plug drilled with a threaded hole that accepts a short rod, which can then be fired with a cradle-styled launcher mounted on a standard-issue Lee-Enfield. Features three variants: No. 23 Mk. I through III. Mk. II featured an improved iron base plug, while Mk. III featured a modified grenade top design that is kept in the No. 36.
- No. 36: Introduced in 1917, the No. 36 was designed to be used with the No.1 Mk.I Cup Discharger. The base plug was modified again so a gascheck disk can be screwed on to the base plug when the grenade was used with the discharger. The No. 36 featured a No. 36M variant which was coated in shellac for waterproofing, initially designed for the 1917 Mesopotamian campaign. Post-war, all other Mills Bomb variants were declared obsolete, and the No. 36M became the standard British fragmentation grenade, a position it held for over 55 years until 1972.
The specific model and mark of a Mills Bomb are marked on the base plug, but as all base plugs are interchangeable, so identification may become muddy.
Specifications
- In service: 1915-1970
- Diameter: 61mm (2.4 in)
- Weight: 765g
- Length: 95.2mm (3.75 in)
- Detonation mechanism: 7 seconds, later reduced to 4
- Blast radius: 30 - 100 meters (98 - 328 ft)
The Mills Bomb and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Television
Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
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The Professionals | "Old Dog with New Tricks" | 1977-1983 | ||
Anzacs | Jon Blake | Flanagan | 1985 | |
Journey's End | British soldiers | 1988 | ||
The Somme – From Defeat to Victory | British soldiers | 2006 | ||
The Promise | British paratroopers | 2011 | ||
The Promise | British paratroopers | in arms cache | 2011 | |
Birdsong | Eddie Redmayne | Stephen Wraysford | 2012 | |
Parer's War | New Guinea soldier | 2014 | ||
Foyle's War - Season 9 | Ellie Haddington | Hilda Pierce | "Elise" (S9E3) | 2015 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines | "Grenade" | 1998 | ||
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty | "Grenade" | 1999 | ||
Commandos 2: Men of Courage | 2001 | |||
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way | "Frag" | 2002 | ||
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin | 2003 | |||
Contract J.A.C.K. | "Frag" | 2003 | ||
Call of Duty | "MK1 Frag Grenade" | 2003 | ||
Day of Defeat | 2003 | |||
Battlefield: 1918 | 2004 | |||
Call of Duty: United Offensive | "MK1 Frag Grenade" | 2004 | ||
Call of Duty 2 | 2005 | |||
Company of Heroes | 2013 | |||
Mare Nostrum | 2008 | |||
World War II Online: Battleground Europe | 2001-2011 | |||
Company of Heroes 2 | 2013 | |||
The Great War 1918 | 2013 | |||
Verdun | Mk 1 No. 5 Mills Bomb | 2015 | ||
Screaming Steel: 1914-1918 | No. 5 Mills Bomb | 2018 |
Anime
Title | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro | Fujiko Mine | 1979 | |
Case Closed: The Last Wizard of the Century | Scorpio | 1999 | |
Magikano | Rika Anju | "Did a Maid Really Come?" (Ep.07) | 2006 |