Special Grenade



For the similar class of grenade found in Call of Duty: Black Ops see Tactical Grenade

A special grenade is a grenade that is used that adds a distraction or visual effect on the players sight, while adding time for the player to kill or flee his/her enemy. They are used in Call of Duty 4, World at War, and Modern Warfare 2.

Call of Duty: World At War

 * Tabun Gas
 * Signal Flare
 * Smoke Grenade

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

 * Flashbang
 * Smoke Grenade
 * Stun Grenade

Tips

 * Smoke Grenades are useful for attacking objectives, such as flags, bomb sites, and camping positions.


 * In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Flashbangs explode exactly one second after release while a stun grenade explodes when they hit an object.


 * Stun and Flash grenades both disable the cross-hair for the time that the player is flashed/stunned.


 * The animation for throwing a stun is much faster than that of a flashbang.


 * Flashbangs have a larger effective radius than Stun Grenades, but only fully affect players that are looking directly at the general area where the flashbang explodes.


 * While under the effects of a flashbang, the player can't sprint.


 * If a player goes into Last Stand, and he has the Pro version unlocked, the player can throw a flash or stun grenade to kill himself without giving the other team a kill, which cannot be done if Pro is not unlocked. This can be useful in a Team Death Match or Free For All match to prevent the enemy team from getting as many kills.


 * If a player is in Last Stand and a hostile player hits them with a grenade (special or regular), they will die.


 * Looking away from a stun or flash grenade when it explodes will lessen the effects.


 * In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Blast Shields will negate any and all effects of Stun Grenades, provided the shield is equipped.


 * In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a player can't see the smoke of a Smoke Grenade while looking through cracked glass.