stun grenades - a kind of non-lethal weapons, the main purpose of which is to apply human shrapnel injuries or exposure to light and sound.Such ammunition is in service with all the security services, the army and law enforcement agencies.Mainly used for temporary decommissioning of the enemy stunned by a loud sound and dazzling.Sometimes used for rubber buckshot injury to the soft tissues of the human body.
brief about design
All modern stun grenades equipped with pyrotechnics.The housing usually made of metal.The explosion it is not broken, consequently, does not form splinters.In case there is a lot of small holes for the gas.In addition, sometimes make sound and light grenades and cardboard and plastic.This material has a high kinetic energy and is ideal for such munitions, as the metal does not like the life-threatening shards.To provide some traumatic grenades equipped with rubber buckshot.After the explosion, the enemy is not only blinds and stuns, and further injures.You can talk about that stun grenades used where necessary to take the offender alive.
Damaging effects on human
As noted above, the main impact of stun grenades - a stunning and dazzling the enemy.Thus, the offender for some time will not be able to resist.The closer a person was to the center of the explosion, the longer it will take effect disorientation.Conventionally, affecting factors can be divided into two types:
- Psychophysiological.These include blindness, which takes in most cases from 20 to 30 seconds.Also, the sound of the explosion, which leads to total loss of hearing for 3-4 hours.
- mechanical impact.Overpressure - the main factor that causes damage to the inner ear in humans.However, this happens very rarely, the total weight - about 1% of cases.If excessive pressure is applied to children, the risk of damage to the somewhat more.In addition to this is to provide mechanical injuries and bruises.Often, everything ends subcutaneous bruises or soft tissue injury.
about the effect of disorientation and death in the explosion
We can not say a few words about that, apart from blindness and stun the enemy is often completely lost in space.In most cases, the offender is lost for a time from several seconds to several minutes, depending on many factors.For example, the best effect can be obtained disorientation in a dark enclosed space.In addition, if the grenade will explode in the air, for example, between the target and a solid object (the wall), the duration of the effect increases.Also plays a big role type of ammunition.
With regard death as a result of a supersonic bang grenade, it all depends on the circumstances.If the immediate vicinity of the explosion will be a large number of small items (screws, nails, bolts), the risk of serious damage increases several times.In addition, some types of grenades have a sufficiently large capacity, and people with weak heart can not withstand to give a heart attack.
What types of grenades?
svetozvukovoj munitions can be divided into several large groups:
- Hand grenade - the most common type of light and sound of ammunition.To operate such a weapon, you need to activate-safety trigger.Then, using a hand throwing a grenade is delivered closer to the offender.
- grenade shots.For this type of fire is most often used hand-held or grenade launchers.The caliber of the projectile is typically 40-50 mm.
- Rifle ammunition.They are now used in the western countries.So, it is especially popular caliber of 12 mm or 23h81 mm - "Stars" for the rifle.
- for civil defense.There are munitions that are designed for use in traumatic weapon for civilians in self-defense.
stun grenades "Dawn»
During the assault operations on the territory of the Russian Federation and other countries using the grenade "Dawn", as well as modification of the "Dawn 2".The diameter of the product is 64 mm, and the length of fuse with grater - 130 mm.If you use a universal fuse, the length - 120 mm, and weight - about 400 grams.Sound pressure in the effective range is 172 dB, and the brightness of the flash - about 30 million candlepower.As noted slightly higher garnet "Dawn", it was upgraded to "Dawn 2".He scratches the fuse has been replaced, which did not give the required security.Striking station - 10 meters.This type of hand-held weapons fire safe.Maximum efficiency is achieved when used in a confined space, vehicles and so on. N. In addition, there is a grenade fragments, buckshot is not provided.
little of smoke grenades to mask
individual firing points, blinding enemy fire simulation, and so on.. Use hand smoke grenades.The most common in Russia - is RGD-2, which were created in the Soviet Union.In most cases, the cardboard case and provided the fuse - match.Time buildup of such ammunition - about 15 seconds and the flame duration is a little more than a minute.Quite often, the smoke grenade is used to indicate the landing of helicopters, as well as to indicate the wind force and direction.After about 5-15 seconds after tan device may explode.People in one meter radius, may be burned.There are modifications with the addition of tear gas to fumigate the enemy.
Where and when used Light and sound grenades
Currently, this type of ammunition is most often used by law enforcement agencies.For example, if you need to disperse the crowd of aggressive persons, light and sound pomegranate - the best tool for the suppression of effective resistance.Most of the operations to free hostages and taking the offender alive involve the use of blinding and deafening funds.The number of these also included a grenade and smoke, which can be used to bring the prisoners out of the building, and so on. N. Often light grenades are used to create the optimal conditions for small-arms fire during anti-terrorist operations by special forces.
Conclusion
light and sound grenades - the weapon is very effective, especially if you want to save the life of the enemy.To date, the Russian Federation has developed several munitions of this type.For example, "Torch" - 6-cell pomegranate.After the explosion, she ejects 6 elements, the light intensity of each of which is 10 million cd in the sound pressure of the order of 145 dB.The "Torch" a fairly large range of - 20 meters.For example, modification of the "Torch-S" is completely fire-safe and highly effective in small spaces.It can be used in the car, plane or helicopter.
That's all we can say in general that a stun grenades.Photos of ammunition you can see in this article.
