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Originally Posted by adamcotton Why the Germans preferred the stick type grenade, I've no idea. I think also there may have been some difference in the time delay. |
Obvious answer is you could throw it further, as the stick added to the effective length of the throwing arm. Set against that it was bulkier to carry and a bit more difficult to pop through rifle-slits and into open hatches.
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MikB