New Grenades and Mines

America
BEANO T-13- Impact Grenade, made by the O.S.S, made in the size, weight, and shape of a baseball because the sport would’ve been extremely familiar to the average soldier

Britain
No. 74 Sticky Bomb- anti tank grenade that can stick to surfaces, one pin releases the shell and exposes the sticky head
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No. 75 Hawkins Grenade- anti tank grenade that could ALSO function as a mine, could be thrown at tanks or placed on ground, was also used by America so they could receive it as well
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No. 82 Gammon Bomb- anti tank grenade
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Clam Limpet Mine- magnetic mine that could be used on tanks, development of the naval limpet mine to be used on land, used by the S.O.E

Soviet Union
RGD-33 Bundle- grenade bundle of the RGD-33 stick grenade, used against vehicles, buildings, and structures

RPG-40- early war anti tank grenade, effective up to 20mm

RPG-43- anti tank grenade, more powerful than the RPG-40, became the main anti tank weapon of the Soviets, effective up to 75mm
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RPG-6- anti tank grenade, even more powerful than the RPG-43, developed after the Battle of Kursk, effective up to 100mm

Germany
M39 Eihandgranate “Egg Grenade”- smaller and lighter than the standard M24 and soldiers often carried multiple. Note that I don’t want this to replace the classic M24 in any current or future campaigns, just that it could be added for more immersive variety

M43 Grenade- simplification of the standard stick grenade as the war progressed, has the same fuse assembly as the M39 and is unscrewed on top instead of bottom with the M24, served alongside the original M24 to the end of the war. Note that I do not want this to replace the classic M24 in any current or future campaigns, just that it could be added for more immersive variety
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Geballte Ladung- M24 grenade bundle with multiple heads tied together, used against vehicles, buildings, and structures,

Hafthohlladung- “Panzerknacker” magnetic anti tank grenade but also regarded as a mine (could be added as either grenade or mine), soldiers attach it to the tank and then remove the pin

Panzerwurfmine- anti tank grenade, originally used by Luftwaffe ground units but was used by various units, the Panzerwurfmine Lang (long) had stabilizing fins that sprang from the handle when thrown, the Panzerwurfmine Kurz (short) had a canvas strip that sprang when thrown
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Italy
Passaglia Grenade- improvised anti tank grenade used primarily in North Africa, the elite Bersaglieri also used them, samples were sent to Italy but they were not produced there
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Breda Mod. 42- anti tank grenade
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Type L Grenade- anti tank grenade
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Japan
Type 99 Mine- magnetic anti tank mine that could also function as a grenade, ie could be attached to tanks or thrown
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Type 3 Grenade- anti tank grenade
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In the Heavy Weapons event announcement thread, the devs said that such weapons might be introduced as event rewards. But we should see this as an idea or a vision of the production team rather than a definitive promise.

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Like machine gun nest and AA gun(in the future), hopefully get the unrealistically uniform explosive pack in game replaced by different anti-tank grenades or unique demolishing equipment for different factions, with generally unchanged functionality but more specified data, such as some has more explosive mass and more penetration, some can be thrown to a longer distance, some can stick on target, and some generates more shrapnel, and these various data allow balancing each other at relatively insignificant historical inaccuracy.

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I have a soft spot for the classic Explosive pack, I wouldn’t mind if they kept it and added these grenades just for a variety to choose from

Yeah, it is a good idea to keep the original explosive pack for some or maybe all campaigns still available, one reason is if anti-tank grenade for some factions are HEAT grenade, explosive packs should be kept for its capability of destroying buildings. But from my idea, they are not so widely used in war, so possibly only some classes of soldiers use them, because they should in fact be less portable than they are now. (Explosive pack is kind of magic in enlisted now because it has 1.2 kg weight but around 5 kg TNT equivalent, even advanced and expensive modern explosive such as RDX or HMX do not achieve so high TNT equivalent per unit mass)

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