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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the hand grenades category.
01 / Overview
MK285
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
2000–
Quantity
100,000
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
HAND GRENADES · POST-COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
94
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 Typegrenade
- Service Entry Year2004
- Weight0.35 kg
- Calibre40 mm
- Length112 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Operation1MOD.1
- Action Typeprogrammable airburst
▣Warhead & Effect2MOD.2
- Blast / Lethal Radius5 m
- HE RoundYes
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 2000Production started
- 2003First deployment: Iraq War
26
years in service
100,000
units produced
1
countries operating
04 / Conflicts
MK285 · CONFLICTS SERVED IN100% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
06 / MASS Score
HAND GRENADES RANKING Hand Grenades · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
2HAND GRENADES1POST-COLD WAR · HAND GRENADES5NORWAY · ALL WEAPONS58PERFORMANCE/PRICE · HAND GRENADES
ⓘ Rankings are within theHand Grenadescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
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