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
No. 68 AT grenade
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
HAND GRENADES · WORLD WAR II
10
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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 Typerifle grenade
- Service Entry Year1940
- Weight0.894 kg
- Calibre63.5 mm
- Length220 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Operation5MOD.5
- Action Typeimpact detonation
- Crew1
- Single-Use / DisposableYes
- Shoulder-FiredNo
- Sight Typerifle-mounted cup
▣Performance2MOD.2
- Effective Range65 m
- Projectile Weight156 g
◇Warhead & Effect6MOD.6
- Warhead Typeshaped charge HEAT
- Penetration (RHA)52 mm
- HE RoundYes
- HEAT RoundYes
- Tandem ChargeNo
- Thermobaric RoundNo
◆Ammunition1MOD.1
- Ammunition TypesBallistite high-explosive cartridge
▤Production1MOD.1
- Variants1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1940Production started
- 1945Production ended
86
years in service
5
years in production
894
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 4 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
HAND GRENADES RANKING Hand Grenades · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
66HAND GRENADES10WORLD WAR II · HAND GRENADES387UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS91PERFORMANCE/PRICE · HAND GRENADES
ⓘ Rankings are within theHand Grenadescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
High-explosive anti-tank round fired from underbarrel grenade launchers, designed to penetrate armored targets using a shaped charge warhead.
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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