Originally Posted by
tarquinbeech
One of the unfortunate problems with the British Mills Bomb, was that when attacking an exposed hilltop position, it had the habit of rolling back towards the attackers before exploding.
The Germans preferred the Model 24 Steilhandgranate, nicknamed the Potato Masher by the Allies due to its long throwing stick.....not only was it more stable on landing, it was amazingly accurate to a range of 35 yards when thrown by an experienced grenadier....even when thrown from the prone position.