F1 Grenade- French designed great device!

[@aaronnye8735]

As stupid as it is, it would be cool to get a grenade tier list

[@Marauder1981]

Why stupid? I mean, there is a reason we have so many designs. Surely can´t be that stupid if so much money....sorry had to think about how the German government spends its money.

[@Splarkszter]

@@Marauder1981 No idea what the germans have to do with this but ok.

[@mandrac2]

that's a great idea! Valgear take note!

[@Marauder1981]

@@Splarkszter Well, good for you darling.

[@generalwoundwort8191]

The Holy Grenade of Antioch ... S Tier

[@OTOss8]

It's simultaneously very cool and very depressing that we have someone on KZbin that's able to give us well filmed and narrated tests of all of these devices.

[@brookwhiteman9810]

At least this time Ukraine is able to defend their land rather than getting run over by massive empires during other world wars. Ever since Ukraine has existed Russia and other empires have tried to stamp out Ukrainian culture but Ukrainian independence has always returned. It's a horrible war but it's Inevitable one. It's our responsibility as NATO to make sure Ukraine wins it.

[@benediktioakim]

@@brookwhiteman9810 blablabla

[@brookwhiteman9810]

@@benediktioakim commenting "blablabla" is ironic but I doubt you would understand why.

[@benediktioakim]

@@brookwhiteman9810 blablabla

[@tangojuliett1230]

@@brookwhiteman9810 I don't like the way you bring NATO into it. NATO has nothing to do with guaranteeing the independence of any non-member state. It is purely a defensive alliance, as it has repeatedly tried to make clear in face of accusations from Putin of it being anything else. What I think is more correct to say is that it is the responsibility of other UN member states to help Ukraine defend itself, since the UN is built upon, among other things, the principle of state sovereignty, and since not respecting the sovereignty of another state sets a precedent which puts all other states, particularly smaller ones, at risk.

[@DomWood]

val, these insights are legit valuable - frontline gear, explained by a frontline guy. you're adding a really valuable perspective to history, thanks bro and STAY SAFE big respect.

[@Splarkszter]

I'm completely amazed on how much knowledge this man has. And even more amazed that every single one of his videos has tips on how to properly use the devices, even better most being DIY fixes. The amount of knowledge he has is outstanding.

[@Stealth86651]

Turns out you learn quite a bit when your life literally depends on it, funny how that works.

[@brosefmalkovitch3121]

"... or just pure explosive with a hand grenade fuse." Casually shows off like a pound of C4 with a teeny little F1 fuse sticking out. Yeah, I think that might cause a little overpressure.

[@sashimanu]

looks like a tape-wrapped standard issue 200 gram ТNТ brick. So almost a half pound of НЕ, yeah.

[@MandolinMagi]

That's basically what the old American Mark III was. Half pound of TNT with a fuze...and a wrapping of asbestos-impregnated cardboard which led to it being withdrawn early in Vietnam

[@littlehills739]

tape that to a jerry can

[@joshearhart6142]

Now they're using timed cannon fuse or something stuck in the fuse hole of a T72 and just chuckin it in a window, they got like 3 seconds then the whole house comes down..

[@mckutzy]

@@joshearhart6142 ya them satchel charge blockbusters are quite the thing.... They are typically a tm62 with a modified grenade fuse like above. or like you said a lit fuse and a cap.. depending on what they have at hand.

[@telurkucing5006]

Kinda suprising the fragment much more smaller than I thought for such kind grenade

[@berryreading4809]

I wish Val could find an original US MK2 pineapple grenade for comparison... I know copies exist, but an original late production 1960's version comparison would be interesting! Val probably has one somewhere in his wild grenade collection that he's saving for a rainy day... It's just mixed up in his "grenades of the world" collection 😂👍

[@sashimanu]

it is a very well known problem ackshually. The brittle cast iron body just shatters into dust instead of shrapnel, and also takes away the energy in the process. That's why modern munitions have pre-made fragments, and why there is a layer of epoxy between the filler and the steel in MON/Claymore ordnance.

[@fridrekr7510]

All the grenades he has tested have honestly been underwhelming. But I guess that’s because my reference is instructors acting like they’re lethal for hundreds of meters, while Val is just casually throwing them from minimal cover. It looks like they have to hit within a couple of meters to be incapacitating.

[@majesticface3631]

@@berryreading4809 the mk2 traces it's design back to the french f1 too, so they are all practically identical.

[@Grebogoborp]

@@fridrekr7510 they are treated that way by instructors because the small chance that a single piece of shrapnel randomly decides it has it out for you at 50m is a completely unacceptable risk when you consider how many tens of thousands get thrown for training each year. Even if the chance is so infinitesimal as to be practically impossible for each individual throw the odds get a lot more scary when you have so many thrown. Also the m67 seemed to be pretty excellent both in terms of lethality range and fragment distribution

[@BloxUndead]

Ah, Val is back with Le French Lemon bon bon Grenade Ouiiiii

[@Ejuicey]

Our man, out in it, showing us what many of us ask but don't find out. I pay 10 a month to wiki, but it's sorely lacking. Ty val

[@jackbenny4458]

Val I have seen guys from the Chosen Company 59th Brigade make NonStop bombs for clearing dugouts because the normal grenades don't do the job. They packed a NonStop energy drink can with explosives.

[@Legitpenguins99]

What? No ripit cans? What kind of heresy is this?

[@professionalschizo]

@@Legitpenguins99 Not exactly a lot of Rip-It floating around Ukraine.

[@SonOfTheDawn515]

​@@professionalschizo We must fix this! They make full size cans and sell them out of dollar generals! Really get them going and recycling!

[@Steve-mr5un]

The design flaw regarding fragmentation was first studied in World War 2 by US forces in "Terminal Ballistics data, volume iii, bombs, artillery, mortar fire & rockets". The Mk2 Grenade in use at the time with the US Army was originally filled with Flash Powder. Flash Powder isn't a proper explosive, and deflagrates instead of detonating. The grenades broke into very large, low velocity fragments, usually along the notching as envisioned. The individual fragments had good lethality, but extremely poor spread and the overpressure effect was non existent. Later, they started filling the Mk2 with flaked TNT. TNT proved to be too powerful for the cast iron grenade body, and the grenade produced many small, high velocity fragments, completely ignoring the notches on the outside of the grenade body. As Valgear notes, the fragmentation of the F1 is similar, the notches usually have no effect on the fragmentation, which remains very random. Most western forces now use pre-fragmented grenades with predictable and optimised blast and fragmentation.

[@tedarcher9120]

Notches are more for holding, not fragmentation. Also, f1 is usually filled with ammotol, not tnt, so shrapnel size is bigger

[@pyro1047]

​@@tedarcher9120 Agreed, the pineapple shape has always been for "texture/grip", a defensive grenade should frag ANYONE in a room, if it's gonna able to frag a field of assaulting soldiers. Designing a "Defensive Grenade" to only produce a "Few large but much more deadly fragments" is completely counter productive. Besides, making a ton of small fragments vastly increases the chance of hitting a vital organ, arteries, the brain or heart, etc; inversely making them much more deadly. The only consideration needs to be that fragments remain sufficiently heavy for them to have sufficient range as the lighter something is the shorter it goes compared to something heavier with equivalent force applied (Which is why offense grenades usually use thin sheet steel or some other light thin material as opposed to proper heavier "Defensive Grenades" Like the Mk2, modern M67, H85(I think? Sorry). For instance, all German stick and egg grenades from WWI through WWII were "Offensive Grenades" due to their thin steel body's and had thicker, heavier "Fragmentation Sleeves" developed for them which came seperate in 1 piece that slid over the stick grenade warhead, or 2 pieces that screwed together on/around the warhead of the "Egg" grenades that a soldier could screw onto and vastly increase their effectiveness as "Defensive Grenades". "Contray to Nazi Propaganda, Hollywood, and subsequently popular belief; the "Einhandgranate 39" or 2nd "Egg Grenade" based on the WWI one like the was actually Nazi Germanys Most produced and used grenade of WWII, not the Stielhandgranate M27 or M43's.)

[@tedarcher9120]

@@pyro1047 the problem is if you fill a grenade with pure tnt or rdx then shrapnel will be as small as dust and do no damage basically. That's why Germans and Russians used Ammotol or picrinit to produce bigger fragments. If you use even slower explosive like flash powder fragments are gonna be huge and useless tho

[@magglespaffygaming]

I’ll make sure to keep the pin bent at 90 degrees. (I live in Texas and work at UPS)

[@valgear5525]

You are in Texas, you already won in life

[@internetcensure5849]

Another menial UPS delivery worker!

[@lordtomlluckrahthegreat9014]

The info at the end is interesting. Many militaries seem to have completely substituted the usage of offensive/assault grenades for defensive/fragmentation grenades but, clearly, HE and thermobarics still have a place in the battlefield, and soldiers should consider carrying both types of 'nade. So: fragmentation to wound enemies in the open; overpressure to neutralise enemies in buildings.

[@dennisyoung4631]

Is that why the M67 has ~ 7 oz of comp. B? So it has a good shockwave?

[@mmitak]

Thank you for the great presentation. I know Valgear media corporation are of course professionals, but its obvious to a layman viewer like me that the production quality is improving - these multiple shots of the same action are great. Stay prepared and lucky, I wish you boring health and exceptional patience. Слава Україні!

[@berryreading4809]

I enjoyed Valgear's short to the point videos from the beginning, but they are definitely even better now with the multiple camera angles and editing! Most under-rated/hidden gem military gear review channel on youtube! 💪👍

[@RedVRCC]

This feels so surreal, we've reached a point where technology is advanced so far we can watch someone actively fighting for his homeland giving us demonstrations and breakdowns of all sorts of military equipment. Who knows, this knowledge may very well come in handy for someone some day.

[@RedVRCC]

@@JohnSmith-tr9us wait where's he from then, isn't he fighting in ukraine? is he a foreign volunteer?

[@Athaeril]

@@RedVRCCnope he is actually Ukrainian, joined the azov in 2014

[@JohnSmith-tr9us]

Yeah mb dude, I checked and he's actually ukranian. Must've confused him with somebody else.

[@BlueBirdsProductions]

How is that surreal

[@andrews.7754]

Love your content, Val. Stay safe

[@SaarHunter]

Hell yeah, another blockbuster production by Valgear Media Corp. 🔥 Stay strong and save! 🪖 🤝Best wishes from Germany

[@ze_Ghosti]

Erster Deutscher den ich bei Valgear gesehen hab crazy

[@aermooroche7942]

Salut! J’espère que tu n'en manque pas! Fait en bonne usage! Des bisous!

[@sandwiccio2795]

Glad to see you are alive

[@Vincent-S]

Well, that’s indeed important information about the orientation of the fuze container when opening it

[@berryreading4809]

Awesome presentation as usual Valgear! Can't wait for presentations/testing of some of the various "improvised" grenades you have mentioned or have knowledge on! 👍💪

[@justinmishler6758]

I had one of these recently blow up probably a meter away from me and its surprisingly survivable.

[@CamCS]

Very cool I appreciate the comparison, that's exactly what I was looking for. Especially thanks for all the personal details on its effectiveness and mishaps with them. Awesome information!

[@C11-18]

Thank you for the post Valgear! Remember, your quality is not bad like you said. This is top of the line information:)

[@balljointedmercenary]

your patch reminds me of the Clear Sky faction from Stalker, thank you for the informative video, stay safe

[@Native_love]

You the man! This really helps for my X-mas list! Thank you!❤

[@twinarrowssurvival.2.065]

Solid knowledge transfer brother thank you for all Us american dudes who ain't ever had a grenades..

[@larsandreasrisy4402]

Keep up the good work 💪 Interesting video as always 😃

[@fwoqma]

another great video for an equally great channel. thank you for your service. please stay safe. your practical point of view and hands-on experience makes any insight you share invaluable. i was wondering, why is an AKM disliked compared to AK-74 in your experience? i remember you mentioning that recruits would be lucky to have been issued an AK-74 instead of an AKM and i was wondering if you could explain that.

[@valgear5525]

It all comes down to weight and for factor, for weight of one loaded akm magazine you can basically take two full mags for ak74, also the akm magazines are huge and much worse to put on your gear, it's all doable, but weight makes all the diference, thank you for watching!

[@fwoqma]

@@valgear5525 that makes sense. thank you for the reply!

[@internetcensure5849]

The AKMs hadn't been issued to Russian troops since 1979, superseded by AK-74.

[@StevenRoberts-m8v]

Thanks Val for sharing this with us! Glad your safe&sound! I really enjoy your content! Stay safe out there! 👍🤝🎯✌️💪🫡

[@toddburgess5056]

Man, this looks like a lot of fun ! 🍍💥💣🧨🍍💥💣🧨🍍💥💣🧨

[@cosmodetriti4440]

Oh, finally a clear spoken separation between Soviet Union and Russia.

[@maxhd6049]

Great information as always

[@bastogne315]

Big Mac gave u a shout out ❤❤❤

[@solidsol22]

To secure the UZRGM fuse, you can use a cut-off 5 cc medical syringe for injections. If you put it on tightly, it securely fixes the trigger lever.

[@griffin5226]

A video of opening a fuse can would be neat

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

Never clicked for me that the French F1 and Russian F1 had the same name for a reason

[@garand1459]

Love the video on such a classic. The patch on your left arm, i dont think ive noticed it before, kinda reminds me of Clear Sky but it obviously isn't, what is it actually from?

[@valgear5525]

It is the flag of Donbas region/ oblast

[@baneofbanes]

@@valgear5525kinda reminds me of the Flag of Arizona. Are you from the Donbas?

[@pcka12]

Variants on the Mills bomb!

[@RedVRCC]

Are these actually still around?

[@olivere5497]

I love his accent.

[@internetcensure5849]

Yes, cute.

[@NuggetsAndLaundry]

WWI design with an update over 50 years ago. It performs as expected.

[@ryanmcwhorter8501]

11:01 holy mother of ghetto that's alotta explosive

[@hans2424]

VALGEAR IS BACK!!! YIPPIE!!!

[@RobertCraft-re5sf]

🇲🇫🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦🤝🏻❤❤❤❤ Thanks for these videos!

[@Punisher9419]

Would be nice to see a universal type granade that has both the overpressure explosive amount and the shrapnel. Granted it will be heavier and bigger but it might be worth it.

[@eloryosnak4100]

See video on German grenades

[@youngdenard264]

Thank to mention the french,a American KZbinr would say that the Russian copied the US mk2 for developing the F1 😂

[@brodiemarshall9270]

My favorite thing to do in tarkov is huck one of these as often as possible

[@Tadders]

Always love these (:

[@Ivan-lk4qg]

Another great vid❤

[@tedarcher9120]

You should also make a video about french and australian f1 grenades

[@daniyalshakeel7897]

Ah yes! The keyboard grenade!

[@petrsukenik9266]

I love your videos, please stay safe. Also, if you ever get your hands on MP5 i would be interested in your opinion on it and SMGs in general.

[@pinejungleboogie3563]

You should make a compilation of grenade blast and an edit showing all the grenade blasts on screen at the same time so you can see a real time comparison

[@keyd33]

I just watched to see if it was doing a great boom.

[@chrisbrent7487]

You'll have to get your hands on an Australian F1 grenade. They have definitely been supplied to Ukraine in some of our aid packages.

[@СпартакБуевич]

1:45 - это не узрг, а запал Ковешникова. Узрг практически идентичен узргм, но на фках использовался довольно редко, чаще им комплектовалась рг-42, в которую, в свою очередь, Ковешников вовсе не подходил, по причине избыточной толщины. После войны от Ковешникова уже напрочь отказались из-за его сложности, веса и дороговизны в производстве и стоимости непосредственно латуни, из которой он состоит на 90%. Всё это разнообразие наконец заменили простым как семейные трусы и максимально дешевым и скорым в производстве узргм. Он конечно не лишён многих недостатков, но для совка на тот момент, лучшего и пожелать было нельзя.

[@tedarcher9120]

There are so fucking many f1 grenades

[@CyberKatze]

What glasses and balaclava do you use and how is the fogging on the glasses?

[@vaclavcervinka65]

Hello Valgear, at 10:50 is that a Czechoslovak RG4? I didn't even know we sent you some of those! Are they well liked by the troops?

[@chamonix4658]

yes val!!! ❤🇺🇦🇬🇧

[@9ryder]

Can you do this type video for Finnish hand grenades M50, M95 or M99. If you can get hold of them, that is.

[@spydercomonkey]

You mention Concussion grenades being better than 60g TNT frag. Have you found the M67 grenade, with its 180g HE, to be more effective at clearing rooms / provide enough blast effect?

[@michaladamec1618]

hi Valgear, greetings from Slovakia, first of all, I'm a big fan of collecting grenades, I own a couple of disabled - delaborated F1, RG42, R5, maybe a stupid question, but is there a way to get a UZRGM fuse?

[@pernykvist3442]

We have hand grenade who jumps up 50cm before it explode.

[@yaroslavprotsenko4116]

Я пам'ятаю в якихось давніх мемуарах про Сталінград, совєтьські штурмовики зачищали кімнати домів з німцями 82мм мінами з УЗРГМ. Не знаю на рахунок ефективності, проте звучить епічно😅

[@mrcvik5996]

Greetings, Do you guys get different F1's or just Russian/Ukrainian ones? Since I have recently seen a training F1, I believe it was made in Czechia, and the material of the UZRGM fuse seemed to be different than the material I have seen on others.

[@zibertcorumm]

make video on explosive with grenadr fuse

[@theofficalplanetsheenfanpage]

What kind of gloves are you wearing?

[@MrGunman11]

Can you do a video on the ASM-HG Thermobaric grenade?

[@sortaspicey9278]

♥️

[@olivere5497]

I suspect that Russia received machining equipment/moulds, templates to construct these as military aid during ww2.

[@ayebraine]

You don't need to suspect, the F1 grenade was standard issue long before WW2, and also the only thing that was French about it was the vague design of the body. The grenade consists of the body, the explosive inside, and the fuze. The fuze was local (and then replaced by the newer standard Soviet fuze). The body is cast iron (and the shape doesn't matter, as was demonstrated, the F1 shape is pretty bad). The explosive is local. What would the equipment/moulds be for - threading? Finally, the lend-lease was from the US and Britain. Neither used or produced the F-1.

[@olivere5497]

@@ayebraine before the fall of france the french evacuated 'large tonnage' of factory machinery to the UK.

[@internetcensure5849]

@@olivere5497 But the French didn't produce anything in Britain. They were considered refugees.😂

[@olivere5497]

@@internetcensure5849 yeah, but important stuff was crated up and shipped to the UK.

[@dutbud9049]

Valgear, what happened to your last video about the RG-60TB?

[@testboga5991]

F1 grenade - only dropped once

[@m0unt4inm4n]

why were the old videos deleted? Q&A as well as some old revolution footage?

[@Maxcism]

Yeah I just noticed he deleted that thermobaric grenade video aswell

[@justsomeplantcells-]

Winter is coming, take care.

[@Daseanston]

Hey man, can I ask why you pulled the thermobaric grenade video?

[@B51200]

do you still have people booby trapping the urgzm fuses from filing down the firing pin? i know that happend alot in iraq for the US

[@flyboyjr1001]

I will buy one from you

[@spacehobo1095]

I wonder if any of the WW2 American mk.2 grenades made it to Ukraine, would be interested to see how their development of the F1 compares.

[@muellermartin9661]

Very interesting video. If it's possible, can you do one on the "Khattabkas"? Have seen a Clip whrere they where mentioned to being used, they seemed to be very effective in the dugouts. Stay safe Val!

[@ZZizitt]

Khattabka can't be more effective than a VOG which it's made from. VOG can't be more effective than a normal hand grenade due it's weight. Also to make Khattabka you need to take UZRGM. It's pretty rare situation when you have detonator but don't have a grenade for it. Also I have to mention that all the handmade explosive devices (which Khattabka is) are complete bs and always made out of dispair (or stupidity).

[@ZZizitt]

Khattabka is a weapon of a scavenger, actually. It makes sense to craft this shit in a situation when you have a VOG but nothing to shoot it out from and you have UZRGM but no hand grenade to put it in. A situation typical for a civil scavenger but not for a military.

[@muellermartin9661]

@@ZZizitt Well might be, but I wouldn't call AZOV exactly civilian scavengers.

[@onri_]

The Russian flashbang looks more deadly

[@stevemc6010]

are RKG-3 anti-armor grenades still in use in the SMO?

[@louisriverin2295]

Take care ! Thank You ! Slava Ukraini

[@killgaet6253]

RAAAAAAAAAAAAH VIVE LA FRANCE RAAAAAAAAAAH

[@Johnz0618]

Have you ever used/ know someone who was/is using msbs grot rifle?

[@merkabah2]

can u try that block of c4 one day?

[@edwardd9702]

Have you come across any Australian F1 grenades?

[@mrcvik5996]

What happend to the video about Thermobaric grendes?

[@daniturrocap791]

What's the type of the last grenade before the C4 block?

[@Saksikoipi]

Is that a J.Peltonen M95 ranger knife you have at 0:14?

[@valgear5525]

Yes

[@Saksikoipi]

@@valgear5525 Nice, it's a great knife. Thanks for the great videos and greetings from Finland!

[@sergiom9958]

What are the google you are using at the video beggining? Thanks in advance

[@cheekibreeki4638]

Hello Val, have you ever had close calls with the grenades or even been injured? Stay safe and God bless.

[@kiereluurs1243]

There is no 'god'. Now you know. Best wishes to him.

[@cheekibreeki4638]

God bless you too!

[@internetcensure5849]

@@kiereluurs1243 Arrogant atheists want everyone to believe so! Evangelists in reverse!

[@javir1669]

Better than the m67 or the dm 51d?

[@enterthekraken]

What does it look like if you just trigger a fuse with no grenade shell/explosive around it?

[@ZZizitt]

It will explode like a firecracker. If you hold it in your fist, you can damage your hand, or even lose a finger.

[@Pacificplinker556]

LMAOOO BLOCK OF C4

[@223556762308]

Stl for the V40?

[@SirChristian100]

man these other grenades look promissing! Pls a comparison!

[@BrandonL-g1v]

Hey how would someone get in contact in regards to visting the area

[@ZZizitt]

Dunno. Try the Ukrainian embassy or something. As good as I know, you can visit Ukraine freely if you have American citizenship.

[@calnky]

“And you would not be happy-camper if this hit you” 😂

[@jonmoate4184]

Do you prefer the M203, M320, or the GP-25 ( GP-30) ( GP-34)?

[@valgear5525]

M320 is the best in my opinion

[@uvler]

Person with shrapnel in brain fighting back?

[@internetcensure5849]

Person with shrapnel in brain, while wearing a helmet?