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M9 fragmentation grenade

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M9 fragmentation grenade
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M9 variants (infantry, Spartan, and post-war respectively)
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Misriah Armory[1][2]

Type:

Antipersonnel hand grenade

Cost:

30cR[3]

Variants:

See variants

Specifications

Diameter:

Standard infantry variant
9.4 centimeters (3.7 in)[3][4][5][6]
Post-war variant
15 centimeters (5.8 in)[7][8]
Spartan variant
21 centimeters (8.3 in)[9]

Height:

Post-war variant
20.6 centimeters (8.1 in)[7][8]

Weight:

Infantry variant
0.40 kilograms (0.875 lb)[3][4][5]
Post-war variant
0.41 kilograms (0.9 lb)[8]

Filler:

0.19 kilograms (6.7 oz) of ComL[3][9][1][6][7][8][2]

Explosive radius:

Injuries
15 meters (49 ft)[3][4][5][1][6][9][2]
Kill
4.9 meters (16 ft)[3][4][5][1][6][9][2]
Service history

In service:

2310-present[2]

 
“ The M9 is a high-explosive, dual-purpose grenade utilized by all branches of the UNSC. Skilled users can bounce the grenade to get hard-to-reach targets and bypass obstacles.[10] ”

The M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose (HE-DP) Antipersonnel Grenade[9][6][7][8][2] is the standard-issue hand grenade of the United Nations Space Command. The weapon is semi-erroneously known as a fragmentation grenade and the colloquial frag. Furthermore, the M9 designation technically refers to several models of varying design.[3] Like most UNSC small arms and explosives, the M9 is produced by Misriah Armory.[1]

The grenade has received a number of colourful nicknames among UNSC personnel, including "Damage", "Firecracker", "Pineapple", "Blast Beetle", "Hopper", and "Croaker".[4][5]

Overview[edit]

A blueprint of the M9 in Halo: Reach.

Design details[edit]

"Well it’s a grenade, innit? It blows up."
— Anonymous E2-BAG/1/7 serviceman[3]

The M9 is a High-Explosive, Dual-Purpose fragmentation grenade widely utilised throughout the UNSC's service branches. The grenade's operating mechanism has been essentially unchanged for centuries,[9] since it entered service in 2310.