Alsetex No. 1/No. 2 Grenades

Notes: These are standard-pattern grenades used by the French Army and some former French colonies in Africa. The No. 1 grenade is a thin-walled concussion grenade, while the No. 2 grenade is a thick-walled fragmentation grenade with an inner lining of fragments.

Weapon

Type

Weight

Price

Damage

Penetration

DPV

Alsetex No. 1

Concussion

0.14 kg

$2

C4

Nil

1

Alsetex No. 2

Fragmentation

0.54 kg

$5

C3 B12

Nil

1

Alsetex SAE-210

Notes: This is a French-made concussion grenade popular with mercenaries, African nations, and the French Foreign Legion. It is a plastic-bodied grenade with a roughened surface similar to an orange for better grip. A small amount of fragments (remnants of the casing) are produced, but the damage is largely from concussion.

Weapon

Type

Weight

Price

Damage

Penetration

DPV

SAE-210

Concussion

0.19 kg

$3

C4

Nil

1

Alsetex SAE-310

Notes: This is the fragmentation counterpart to the SAE-210 grenade above. The body is of a similar size and shape, but is smooth with ribs to differentiate it from the SAE-210. The inner surface is of metal prefragmented into 1300 splinters. The SAE-310 is a controlled fragmentation grenade, and the thrower can remain standing 20 meters from the blast point and not be in danger. It is thus useful in close assaults.

Weapon

Type

Weight

Price

Damage

Penetration

DPV

SAE-310

Fragmentation

0.3 kg

$3

C2 B8

Nil

0.7

Lacroix Type 188

Notes: These are French-made colored smoke grenades also used by some African nations. They come in red, green, yellow, blue, white, orange, and purple smoke, and produce thick smoke for 24 phases (2 minutes). They do not cause fires and the smoke is non-toxic.

Weapon

Type

Weight

Price

Damage

Penetration

DPV

Lacroix Type 188

Colored Smoke

0.4 kg

$2

(B10)

Nil

Nil

LU-213

Notes: This is a mini-fragmentation grenade in use by French armed forces and the armed forces of some African and Pacific nations. The casing is metal with an inner sleeve containing approximately 1100 fragments.

Weapon

Type

Weight

Price

Damage

Penetration

DPV

LU-213

Fragmentation

0.28 kg

$2

C2 B8

Nil

0.6

LU-216

Notes: This is the concussion grenade counterpart to the LU-213 above. The casing is light metal and there is no fragmentation sleeve.

Weapon

Type

Weight

Price

Damage

Penetration

DPV

LU-216

Concussion

0.17 kg

$2

C4

Nil

0.6

LU-244

Notes: This French-made smoke grenade was not adopted by French forces, with the exception of the Foreign Legion. It is an incendiary smoke grenade, producing smoke with white phosphorous. The grenade produces incendiary fragment damage as a secondary effect. The area of smoke is as wide as the burst radius.

Weapon

Type

Weight

Price

Damage

Penetration

DPV

LU-244

White Phosphorous

0.37 kg

$3

C1 B10

Nil

0.1