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Originally Posted by greyshep

Are they basically dropping hand grenades? It doesnt look like whatever they are dropping does much visual damage to the landscape.

Originally Posted by Sliver

I think it's the shrapnel that gets you with these drops.

Originally Posted by nik-

Real hand grenades aren't the atomic bombs you see in the movies. It's a giant puff and a ton of jagged metal scraps flying through your body.

These are correct answers.

Throwing grenades was the biggest WTF moment of my time in. Having watched movies you expect something impressive. The blast is not, but the injury radius is up to 15-20 meters on in radius.

this video contains a good view of how unimpressive they are when they explode.