Tacticals (commonly refered to as Special Grenades in older games) are a class of grenades and tactical equipment that add a distraction or visual effect on the player's sight, while adding time for the player to kill or flee their enemy. They are used in most games of the series.
All of the following tactical grenades are actually Wonder Weapons.
Monkey Bomb - When thrown, will create a distraction to zombies, attracting all zombies to its area, and exploding in seven seconds, killing them. Can be upgraded in Gorod Krovi.
Gersch Device - Creates a black hole, sucking in all zombies nearby. Can also used as a teleporter by players.
Matryoshka Doll - Creates a cluster bombs of four explosions.
Hell's Retriever - Pierces through multiple zombies at once when thrown, then returns to the player.
G-Strike - Attracts zombies, which become the target of napalm missiles.
Li'l Arnie - When thrown, will create a distraction to zombies, attracting all zombies to its area in which they will be instantly killed, up to any round, except Margwas and Panzer Soldats. Can be upgraded in Revelations.