Grenade

Grenades were a form of explosive weapon. They commonly had a pin release or were lit to begin the detonation sequence.

An Overlord throws a gas grenade. (TV: The Mutants)

Instances of use

• British Army soldiers used grenades against Robot Yeti when they invaded the London Underground. (TV: The Web of Fear)
• UNIT soldiers used grenades against Cyberman, but they were only partially effective. (TV: The Invasion)
• The Second Doctor dismantled a grenade and used its explosive to blow open General Smythe's safe and get a map of the war zones. (TV: The War Games)
• The Master ordered George Philips to kill the Third Doctor with a grenade. However, he broke free of the Master's hypnosis and exploded the grenade upon himself. (TV: Terror of the Autons)
• A UNIT soldier used a grenade to blow apart an Axon. (TV: The Claws of Axos)
• The Overlords used gas grenades in an attempt to draw the Mutts out of a cave system. (TV: The Mutants)
• UNIT again used grenades to ward off a Tyrannosaurus rex. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)
• Grenades proved ineffective against the K1 robot. (TV: Robot)
• The Oracle was able to manufacture fission grenades. (TV: Underworld)
• The Foamasi made use of cocoon grenades to entangle opponents. (TV: The Leisure Hive)
• Peri Brown destroyed a Dalek with a grenade. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks)
• The Sixth Doctor accelerated the photosynthesis rate of the Vervoids by throwing flash grenades at them. (TV: Terror of the Vervoids)
• The Bannermen used grenades against the Chimerons. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen)
• The British Army used toxin grenades against Soviet troops. (TV: The Curse of Fenric)
• John Benton's father was killed by a grenade in Normandy during World War II. (RP: Wartime)
• In Turkey, Ace accidentally embarrassed Massoud in front of his men when she tossed a grenade to him, frightening him. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead)