Concussion Grenade

About the Concussion Grenade

Where a fragmentation charge kills with shrapnel, the concussion grenade kills with the blast itself, a brutal overpressure wave that ruptures organs, collapses lungs, and flattens everything in a tight radius. Boarding parties and demolition specialists favor it in enclosed spaces, where the shockwave rebounds off bulkheads and multiplies, turning a corridor into a death trap. It is a heavy charge, and its power is reflected in the punishing force it delivers to anything caught in the burst, though its short throwing range means the user must commit to closing with the target. Clean of shrapnel, it can be preferred aboard ships where flying metal risks a hull breach the blast alone will not cause. A well-placed concussion grenade clears a room in a single deafening instant, and the survivors, if any, are rarely fit to fight.