The grenade used the allways impact fuze meaning that as soon as the grenade hit the ground, the fuze would detonate. Indeed, the latter is equipped with a retarder while the no 69 grenade is designed to explode at the impact. A grenade discharger cup was first attached to the rifle muzzle mainly the enfield. An enemy soldier threw hand grenades at him from a position only 10 yards distant. The live version of this grenade, known as the grenade, hand or projector, no. The bombtech grenade 2 numbers were very comparable, aside from inflated spin, to the current numbers in my driver now. The 1188 stands for the tensile strength hardness of the titanium. An antitank grenade is a specialized explosive device used to defeat heavily armored targets. Its been about 3 weeks since i received my custom bombtech grenade driver, and by custom i mean i got to pick the loft 2 to choose from and the shaft flex.
Wwii british antitank sticky grenade demonstrated against destroyed italian tank at anzio grenade, hand, antitank no. Sticky bomb the production of the no 74 grenade in. The glass body contained plastic explosives and around the whole there was a sticky compound, covered by two steel halves during transport, not on photo. Just hit my buddys bombtech grenade driver and it was awesome, anyone know much about this club or brand. Although their inherently short range limits the usefulness of grenades, troops can lie in ambush or manoeuvre under cover to exploit the limited outward visibility of the crew in a target vehicle. This allowed the thrower to use a grenade even when there was little in the way of defensive cover. Activisions latest installment to the call of duty franchise, call of duty. Sticky bomb the production of the no 74 grenade in britain, 1943 mrs a bowker left and mrs boothjones pack sticky bombs, already in their protective casings, into small cases at a factory somewhere in britain. This was known as the steuart grenade and was an improved no. William mills, a hand grenade designer from sunderland, patented, developed and manufactured the mills bomb at the mills munition factory in birmingham, england, in 1915. No 69 grenade was developed at the beginning of the second world war in december 1940 by english military engineers to give a complementary firepower to the mills no. The first time i actually hit the bombtech grenade driver was exactly two minutes before i teed off.
The magnetic sticky bomb attached to the vehicle killed the civilian driver on tuesday. The sound at impact is such a pure sound, and the feel you get at impact is unlike any driver i have played before. He feels it has helped his driving and gave him extra yardage. This was gravity grenade, which when thrown caused the safety tape to be pulled clear by a weight and caused the grenade to explode on impact and was made of bakelite. Just hit my buddys bombtech grenade driver and it was. Iwm mun 1642 british no 74 mark ii antitank hand grenade st sticky bo. Saying a driver is long has been said a million times and this club is long, but it is also ridiculously accurate. Equipment used by the infantry regiments desert rats. Bombtech golf is a new company, based out of vermont, that makes clubs by hand in the united states.
Upon receiving the grenade driver from bombtech golf, i was a little skeptical. Wonder weapon dg2 is the second wonder weapon to make its appearance treyarchs zombies franchise, and it is widely considered to be the most powerful weapon in zombies. In april 2016, terrorist attacks caused 18 nonfatal casualties, most of which 16. That hasnt stopped the new bombtech grenade driver from blowing normality out of the water. The view was great, our free drink was water and it was warm. There has never been one that blew my mind as much as this driver. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Without a doubt i gained 2030 yards and the offset driver has taken away the fade s. Hit longer drives by using the correct tee height for you. The fuze of the grenade was armed by removing a pin in the tail which prevented the firing pin from flying forward. This unique relationship and pure engineering approach was created using a 2piece plasma weld construction process that led to unmatched. The limited edition grenade golf driver comes from bombtech, a company that was founded in 2011 after the founders personal frustrations with lowquality clubs that break easily, and coengineered by with the university of vermonts engineering department.
Grenade, hand, antitank, no 74 mk 2, s tsticky bomb. Mk i, consisted of a shortnecked halfpint capacity glass bottle filled with an incendiary mixture and closed with a. Everyone wants to hit longer drives off the tee, leading to shorter clubs into the green, lower scores and. Sharply accented by a lime green shaft, this wild wood packs a. The grenade used a time fuze with a 5 seconds delay. The design of the warhead was simple and was capable of penetrating 52 mm 2 inches of armour. Played one round with the ultra light driver and have added over 25 yards r. Grenade, antitank, no 74 mk i sticky bomb imperial war museums. While no pros have signed on to use the grenade and likely wont, since they are sponsored by higherprofile manufacturers, its popularity is spreading through wordofmouth and gaining traction. Nobody could tell whether it was a dud or the real thing, because one minute i. I bought the bombtech grenade for my husband and he loves it. M67 fragmentation grenades, bullets, ammunition and ww2 antitank no.
The body is a bakelite moulding in two parts with a short neck which is screw threaded internally, and has two holes diametrically opposite to take two projections in the metal casing, so positioning it. I choose 9 degree, and xstiff shaft, the stock grip is pure and suits me to a. Unlocked at level 4 molotov cocktail incendiary device that harms the target with a radius of fire. The grenade consisted of a glass ball on the end of a bakelite plastic handle. Heres a rare beasty, a british ww2 drill no 74 mk 2 grenade, aka sticky bomb made out of one turned piece of wood, weighted with a steel band folded around the body and fixed with woodscrews. Others are looking for one that will allow them to get the best hit off miss shots.
The protruding leading edge, the setback mat black paint on the crown gives it a very lofted appearance at address. Support for a68hm grenade motherboard the world leader. Gps showed drives that were 10 to 38 yards longer l. Grenade or sticky bomb, was a british hand grenade designed and produced during the second world war. World war ii a f index medal of honor recipients for the united. The second layer was a woolen knitted sleeve coated in adhesive, surrounding the charge. The grenade golf driver is manufactured using a 2 piece cast construction and plasma welded face plate. Our tour driver dropped us off here to get a free drink. Harold hod chrisinger during tankdriver training at fort knox in kentucky in 1944. Sticky bomb was used by the commonwealth forces in ww2.
Inside the glass ball was an explosive filling whilst on the outside was a very sticky adhesive covering. The wounded man 32, an israeli arab, is an egged bus driver. When you are looking for a new driver, what are the first things you look for. Many people are looking for a driver that will hit that long ball. The grenade was one of a number of antitank weapons developed for use by the british army and home guard as an ad hoc solution to. It was withdrawn from service within a year, and reissued again in 1943 for the express purpose of. The look of this club just makes you feel you can hit it perfectly every time. Unlocked at level 4 no 74 st device designed as an antitank grenade. Please feel free to contact us with the channel below, we are happy to help. The bombtech grenade 2 driver is polarizing in the world of golf.
Macrae got on a train to stockport and there found a taxi driver who took him to kay brothers ltd. By this time, however, it was already found that the grenade could prove serviceable as a demolition charge for engineering units and was brought into use again for 1943. On impact, the glass would break, creating a bigger surface. It was adopted into service due to the need for a grenade with smaller destructive radius than the no.
Wave of terror 201516 israel ministry of foreign affairs. I had a mediocre 1 st day with the grenade and saw misshits fly straight and on target with a slight distance loss. If you live in london you might even find your street. This high end process combined with a ti1188 face plate increases ball speeds at impact.
The first thing i noticed when the bombtech grenade 2 driver arrived was the face loft, or at least appearance of face loft. The grenade was one of a number of antitank weapons developed for use by the british army and home guard as an ad hoc solution to a lack of sufficient antitank guns in the aftermath of the dunkirk evacuation. Grenade, hand, antitank, no 74 mk 2, s tsticky bomb imperial. I heard about a story my grandfather told at least once, not long after he. The grenade is a solid driver which competes with or exceeds the performance, aesthetics, distance, and feel of the big name drivers on the market. Known as the thermos bomb, it was a purse blast weapon that was more commonly used for demolition work. The improvement was to the striker mechanism so that it.