M24 Stielhandgranate

The Model 24 Stielhandgranate or the Stick hand grenade was the German standard hand grenade during World War II.

History
The Stielhandgranate was first used during the end of World War I by Germany and was soon used by Nazi Germany during World War II against the Allies.

The very distinctive appearance led to it being called a "stick grenade", or "Potato Masher" in British Army slang, and is today one of the most easily recognised small arms of the 20th Century.

Game Info
The Stielhandgranate's accuracy is low because you must throw it and the enemy could avoid it easily. The rate of throwing the hand grenade was low because you couldn't just pull a pin and throw it. Luckily the Stielhandgranate's power is high and each Nazi soldier has usually 1-3 of the Stielhandgranate so the grenade's dependability was high.

To use the grenade, the base cap was unscrewed, permitting the ball and cord to fall out. Pulling the cord dragged a roughened steel rod through the igniter causing it to flare-up and start the five-second fuse burning. This allowed the grenade to be hung from fence-wire to prevent it from being climbed over; any disturbance to the dangling grenade would start the fuse.