Hand grenades are part of the personal weapon of a soldier.

Do you think hand grenades are still relevant today as most fighting will be done beyond the throwing range of a grenade?

Have you thrown a grenade before -- like the experience?

Grenades are still very relevant, considering the more complex terrain that battles are being fought over these days. eg: buildings and subterrenean.

I would have to agree with Scott on this one. Hand grenades are very vital today. Not necessarily just the HE grenades or the Frags. CS, Flash bangs, they are all very vital. Especially for us grunts.

Originally Posted by SAINT

Have you thrown a grenade before -- like the experience?

Yes, and not really...

It's actually quite boring to train with live grenades, since we have to duck and cover behind a solid concrete wall after we have thrown it, so we don't see any of the fun stuff...
(but I guess that it could be a bit risky to take a peak at it anyway.. )

I've always wondered how safe it is to thrown a live grenade at the enemy 50-60 feet away..

It's probably the last thing I would use, unless I've got a wall beside me or i'm in a trench.

The last thing a soldier will do is to throw a grenade uphill...
the little thing may just roll back downhill

I've thrown homemade hand grenades before, not as powerful as the real thing but get the job done.

And yeah, hand grenades are still very relevant.

Hand grenades are still relevant, especially in the urban conflicts they train for now.

Hand grenades are no doubt relevant, but more flashbangs and smoke are used nowadays. Or atleast I think so. But regular grenades are still used. Usually as a last resort or a good spot for a grenade to be thrown. They don't often rush the battlefield throwing grenades like madmen.

With urban warfare being the rule now, grenades are totally neccessary. After all, before you have to run into a building, you might want to toss in a grenade.
Not only that, but explosives in general. Especially the shaped charges that blow holes through walls so your troops don't have to run around in the streets all the time.

Grenades today are just as important as they were in the past, although I believe they are delievered by a weapon more today than yesteryear. I have thrown grenades and shot them from an M-79 Grenade Launcher that would project approximately 400 yards, now the accuracy was within the target range.