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'''Grenades''' are hand-held devices thrown at the enemy and designed to in some way damage or disrupt an enemy formation or a single vehicle. From third edition onwards, few types A grenade is designed either to be fired from some form of grenades are used and their effects are streamlined; in [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Tradergrenade launcher]] (first edition), there were many different grenades, each having a different effector to be thrown or placed by hand.
==4th editionTypes==;[[Imperium]]* [[Frag Grenade]]: Used for stunning infantry before charging into combatMany types of grenades have been developed to cause various effects.* Frag Grenade (Grenade Launcher): Shell used In first and second edition, there were many types of grenade, available to blast most races and armies, and came in both grenade and missile form. In game terms, from 3rd edition onwards, only a small area.* [[Krak Grenade]]: Usable against light armour few types are used by each type of vehiclesarmy.* Krak Grenade (Grenade Launcher): Shell used to blast a single targetThe vortex grenade was recently brought back for Apocalypse-scale battles.* Grenades of Orkish design are known as [[Melta Bombstikkbomb]]: Very strong against vehicless.
;[[Ork]]s* Frag [[Stikkbomb]]: Used for stunning infantry before charging into combat.* Krak Stikkbomb: Usable against light armour of vehicles. * Super Stikkbomb * Tankbusta: Usable against light armour of vehiclesSeveral grenade types are exotic and are too expensive and dangerous to be standard issue.
;[[Eldar]]
* [[Haywire Grenade]]: Used by [[Swooping Hawks]], they are strong against vehicles.
* Melta Bomb: Used by [[Fire Dragons]], very strong against vehicles.
* [[Plasma Grenade]]: Used by Swooping Hawks for stunning infantry before charging into combat.
* Swooping Hawks Grenade Pack: A large group of Grenades dropped by Swooping Hawks to harm infantry.
 
;[[Tau]]
* [[Photon Grenade]]: Used for stunning infantry before charging into combat.
* [[EMP Grenade]]: Used against light vehicles.
 
==3rd edition==
;Imperium
* Frag Grenade: Used for stunning infantry before charging into combat. Weak against vehicles.
* Frag Grenade (Grenade Launcher): Shell used to blast a small area.
* Krak Grenade: Usable against light armour of vehicles.
* Krak Grenade (Grenade Launcher): Shell used to blast a single target.
* Melta Bomb: Very strong against vehicles.
 
;Orks
* Frag Stikkbomb: Used for stunning infantry before charging into combat. Weak against vehicles.
* Krak Stikkbomb: Usable against light armour of vehicles.
* Super Stikkbomb
* Tankbusta: Usable against light armour of vehicles.
 
;Eldar
* Krak Grenade: Usable by [[Guardians]] against light armour of vehicles.
* Haywire Grenade: Usable by Guardians, they are strong against vehicles. Usable by [[Dark Eldar]] also.
* Melta Bomb: Used by Fire Dragons, very strong against vehicles.
* Plasma Grenade: Used by Swooping Hawks and Guardians for stunning infantry before charging into combat. Weak against vehicles. Usable by Dark Eldar also.
* Swooping Hawks Grenade Pack: A large group of Grenades dropped by Swooping Hawks to harm infantry.
 
;Tau
* Photon Grenade: Used for stunning infantry before charging into combat.
* EMP Grenade: Used against light vehicles.
 
==1st and 2nd edition==
All grenade types were available to most races and armies, and came in both grenade and missile form. Second edition used mainly the same grenade types, with the same effects as first edition.
*[[Antiplant grenade]]
*[[Blind grenade]]
*[[Choke grenade]]
*[[Krak grenade|Crack]], the opposite of a frag, it explodes in a highly concentrated, directed area, to ''crack'' open heavy armour.*[[Frag grenade]], in held-held grenade form they are useful for stunning enemy infantry before they are charged. In grenade launcher shell form they explode fragments over an area.
*[[Hallucinogen grenade]]
*[[Haywire grenade]]
*[[Knock-out grenade]]
*[[Melta bomb|Melta-bomb]]
*[[Photon grenade]]
*[[Plasma grenade]]
*[[Psyk-out|Psyk-out grenade]]
*[[Rad grenade]]
*[[Scare gas grenade]]
*[[Virus grenade]]
*[[Vortex grenade]]
*[[Super Stikkbomb]] Used exclusively by Orks.
*[[Tankbusta]]: Used exclusively by Orks. Useful for penetrating light vehicle armour.
*[[EMP Grenade]]: Used exclusively by the Tau. Used against light vehicles.
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>[[Warhammer 40,000: Compendium]]
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