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Message no. 1
From: robertennew@*****.com.au (Robert Ennew)
Subject: Magic fingers and grenades
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 14:02:50 +1100 (EST)
--- Gurth <gurth@******.nl> wrote: > According to
zebulingod, on Friday 30 January 2004
> 06:51 the word on the
> street was...
>
> > In the last mission, one of the characters had
> some grenades whose pins
> > were plucked using Magic Fingers. He complained
> that they were strapped
> > into his combat vest, and so the spoons couldn't
> fly off. (Since I'm not
> > in the military, I had no way of knowing if that
> is true or not, but I
> > gave it to him.)
>
> Depends on how the web gear is set up, really. With
> current US web gear
> (which is probably what your player was thinking of)
> it's likely that he's
> right. OTOH there are plenty of possibilities for
> grenades that are
> properly carried in web gear to be detonated like
> this anyway, I'd think.
> It's a GM call, IOW.

I thought Delta & Rangers also taped the clasp thingys
with tape so they could half pull the pins (to save
precious time when prepping a grenade)& If the pins
were ever caught or pulled clear by accident they
wouldn't blow themselves up.

GZ

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Message no. 2
From: GuayII@***.com (GuayII@***.com)
Subject: Magic fingers and grenades
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:33:38 -0500
In a message dated 1/30/2004 10:02:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, robertennew@*****.com.au
writes:

> I thought Delta & Rangers also taped the clasp thingys
> with tape so they could half pull the pins (to save
> precious time when prepping a grenade)& If the pins
> were ever caught or pulled clear by accident they
> wouldn't blow themselves up.

Wouldn't that take more time having to pull off the tape?

--Cash
Message no. 3
From: shane@**************.freeserve.co.uk (Shane Mclean)
Subject: Magic fingers and grenades
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 15:05:48 -0000
> > I thought Delta & Rangers also taped the clasp thingys
> > with tape so they could half pull the pins (to save
> > precious time when prepping a grenade)& If the pins
> > were ever caught or pulled clear by accident they
> > wouldn't blow themselves up.
>
> Wouldn't that take more time having to pull off the tape?

If you use the right tape you can tear it quickly, but it won't tear under
the pressure of the lever.


Shane
Message no. 4
From: robertennew@*****.com.au (Robert Ennew)
Subject: Magic fingers and grenades
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 05:43:05 +0000 (GMT)
--- GuayII@***.com wrote: > In a message dated
1/30/2004 10:02:50 PM Eastern
> Standard Time, robertennew@*****.com.au writes:
>
> > I thought Delta & Rangers also taped the clasp
> thingys
> > with tape so they could half pull the pins (to
> save
> > precious time when prepping a grenade)& If the
> pins
> > were ever caught or pulled clear by accident they
> > wouldn't blow themselves up.
>
> Wouldn't that take more time having to pull off the
> tape?
>
> --Cash

I see your point Cash but It doesn't take much time at
all. From my understanding they don't rip the tape off
at all, no need, In the action of throwing the other
hand rips the clasp up just enough for the igniter
stick inside to drop & set the grenade. It's done In a
fluid motion that It takes no time at all as you have
to use 2 hands when taking the pin out anyway. The
tapes just there to give you a window of safety If the
pin Is accidently pulled. I don't claim to have the
best information on the topic, so would someone more
In the know like to comment?

GZ





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