This grenade became inefficient as the war went on because it required it to land on its nose first. The fins had to stabilize the flight in order for it to land correctly; consequently, if the soldier didn’t through it right, the grenade never went off. The Union soldiers started to throw them when they attacked at Port Hudson; however, they did not land correctly. The Confederacy would just throw them right back into the position of the Union after they hadn’t gone off before. After a few battles, the Confederacy knew how the grenade worked, and they took out blankets and tried to catch the grenades in them. This allowed the grenades to not have a chance to be hit in the nose; furthermore, they would not
This grenade became inefficient as the war went on because it required it to land on its nose first. The fins had to stabilize the flight in order for it to land correctly; consequently, if the soldier didn’t through it right, the grenade never went off. The Union soldiers started to throw them when they attacked at Port Hudson; however, they did not land correctly. The Confederacy would just throw them right back into the position of the Union after they hadn’t gone off before. After a few battles, the Confederacy knew how the grenade worked, and they took out blankets and tried to catch the grenades in them. This allowed the grenades to not have a chance to be hit in the nose; furthermore, they would not