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Mecar M72, the Glossary

Index Mecar M72

The Mecar M72 is a fragmentation hand grenade used by the Belgian military.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 9 relations: Belgian Armed Forces, Belgium, Composition B, Fragmentation (weaponry), Fuze, Grenade, Ireland, Mecar, Poudreries Réunies de Belgique.

  2. Explosive weapon stubs
  3. Grenades of Belgium
  4. Mecar

Belgian Armed Forces

The Belgian Armed Forces (Defensie; La Défense) is the national military of Belgium.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Composition B

Composition B (Comp B), also known as Hexotol and Hexolite (among others), is a high explosive consisting of castable mixtures of RDX and TNT.

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Fragmentation (weaponry)

Fragmentation is the process by which the casing, shot, or other components of an anti-personnel weapon, bomb, barrel bomb, land mine, IED, artillery, mortar, tank gun, or autocannon shell, rocket, missile, grenade, etc.

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Fuze

In military munitions, a fuze (sometimes fuse) is the part of the device that initiates its function.

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Grenade

A grenade is an explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called hand grenade), but can also refer to a shell (explosive projectile) shot from the muzzle of a rifle (as a rifle grenade) or a grenade launcher.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Mecar

Mecar is a Belgian weapon and ammunition manufacturing company headquartered in Petit-Roeulx-lez-Nivelles, Hainaut Province.

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Poudreries Réunies de Belgique

Poudreries Réunies de Belgique SA (or PRB) was one of Belgium's oldest and largest manufacturers of munitions, once the second-largest Belgium armaments manufacturer.

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See also

Explosive weapon stubs

Grenades of Belgium

Mecar

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecar_M72

Also known as Mecar M72 HE grenade.