Difference between revisions of "M17 Rifle Grenade"

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M17 Rifle Grenade

The M17 Rifle Grenade is a fragmentation rifle grenade which is typically launched from an M7 Grenade Launcher attached to the muzzle of an M1 Garand. It uses the body of a Mk 2 Hand Grenade with the time fuse replaced with a tail section containing an impact fuse. It was replaced in service in 1944 by standard hand grenades fitted with the M1 series rifle grenade adapter.

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Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed	Jasen Wade	Corporal Curtis		2012

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-'''The M17 Rifle Grenade was used primarily with the [[M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher]] that was mounted on the [[M1 Garand]] rifle.
+[[File:M17.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M17 Rifle Grenade]]
+The '''M17 Rifle Grenade''' is a fragmentation rifle grenade which is typically launched from an [[M7 rifle grenade|M7 Grenade Launcher]] attached to the muzzle of an [[ M1 Garand]]. It uses the body of a [[Mk 2 Hand Grenade]] with the time fuse replaced with a tail section containing an impact fuse. It was replaced in service in 1944 by standard hand grenades fitted with the M1 series rifle grenade adapter.
+===Film===
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+|''[[Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed]]''|| [[Jasen Wade]] ||Corporal Curtis || ||2012
+|-
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-[[Image:M17.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M17 Rifle Grenade.]]
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-The M17 Rifle Grenade can be seen in the following films and video games used by the following actors:'''
-=== Film ===
-* U.S. Army soldiers in ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''
-* [[Joseph Cross]] as PFC Franklin Sousey in ''[[Flags of Our Fathers]]''
-=== Television ===
-* [[Dexter Fletcher]] as Sgt. Martin  in ''[[Band of Brothers]]'' (episode: "The Last Patrol")
-* Mounted on a [[M1 Garand]] used by R. Lee Ermey on [[Mail Call]]
-* US Marines in ''[[The Pacific]]''
-=== Video Games ===
-* ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]''
-* Seen in a cutscene in ''[[Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts]]''
 [[Category:Gun]]
 [[Category:Grenade]]

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