Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the hand grenades category.
01 / Overview
Mk 2 grenade ola
Category
Country
Production
1918–1950
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
HAND GRENADES · WORLD WAR I
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
95
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the hand grenades category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Weapon Typehand grenade
- Service Entry Year1918
- Weight0.595 kg
- Calibre58 mm
- Length88.9 mm
- In ServiceNo
◈Operation2MOD.2
- Action Typetime-fused
- Single-Use / DisposableYes
▣Performance1MOD.1
- Effective Range30 m
◇Warhead & Effect2MOD.2
- Warhead Typefragmentation
- HE RoundYes
◆Production1MOD.1
- Variants5
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1918Production started
- 1950Production ended
108
years in service
32
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 13 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
MK 2 GRENADE OLA · CONFLICTS SERVED IN25% win·13% loss
Total Conflicts
8
Victories
2
Ongoing
0
Losses
1
1979–1992Salvadoran Civil War—→1975–1990Lebanese Civil War—→1967–1975Cambodian Civil War—→1959–1975Laotian Civil WarDecisive victory→1956Suez CrisisTactical victory→1955–1975Vietnam WarDecisive victory→1950–1953Korean War—→1946–1954First Indochina War—→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries13country
06 / MASS Score
HAND GRENADES RANKING Hand Grenades · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
70HAND GRENADES3WORLD WAR I · HAND GRENADES1706UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS5PERFORMANCE/PRICE · HAND GRENADES
ⓘ Rankings are within theHand Grenadescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
A single-use or disposable underbarrel grenade launcher is a type that is intended to be used once and then discarded, often due to its low cost or limited functionality.
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