Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade
| Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade | |
|---|---|
| Type | Hand grenade |
| Place of origin | Norway Finland |
| Service history | |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Nammo |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 230 g per module with fuze 190 g per module without fuze |
| Length | Height with fuze 85 mm Module body diameter 53 mm |
| Filling | Composition B (hexotol 60/40) PBXN-110 |
| Filling weight | 115 g per module (Comp B) 130 g per module (PBXN-110) |
The Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade (SOHG) is a type of hand grenade created by Norwegian-Finnish firm Nammo.
Design
The SOHG grenade is based on the HGO-115 non-modular offensive model hand-grenade.[1]
SOHG grenades are "stackable", meaning up to three can be configured[2] and connected to increase blast power to provide overpressuring effects,[3] while using the same fuze.
The base grenade has a non-removable, 3.5 second fuse and a body encasing .25 pounds (110 g) of high explosive, so three connected grenades can have up to .75 lb (340 g) of blast force.[4][5][6]
Adoption
In 2010, US SOCOM began fielding SOHG grenades under the designation Mk 21 Mod 0.[7] In 2024, the U.S. Marine Corps received deliveries of the Mk 21 Mod 0 SOHG for their frontline infantry units.[8][9]
In 2026, Norway supplied Ukraine an unspecified amount of SOHG grenades[10][11] with reports on a few units being captured by Russian forces.
Users
See also
- Arges Type HG 84 – (Austria)
- Defensive grenade wz. 33 – (Poland, Second Polish Republic)
- DSS-161 – (China)
- Enhanced Tactical Multi-Purpose – (United States)
- F1 grenade (Australia) – (Australia)
- GLI-F4 grenade – (France)
- M26 grenade – (United States)
- M67 grenade – (United States)
- M75 hand grenade – (Yugoslavia)
- Mecar M72 – (Belgium)
- Mk 2 grenade – (United States)
- SFG 87 – (Singapore)
- Spränghandgranat 07 – (Sweden)
- United States hand grenades
References
- ↑ "CAT-UXO - Sohg hand grenade". cat-uxo.com. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ↑ "New 'Scalable' Hand Grenades on Way to Army". www.nationaldefensemagazine.org. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ↑ "Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade". Nammo. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ↑ Army Testing Stackable Grenades for Infantry Archived 29 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Kitup.Military.com, 20 February 2015
- ↑ U.S. Army Tests Soviet-Designed Rocket Launcher Archived 21 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine - Kitup.Military.com, 18 February 2015
- ↑ RPGs, grenades and dummies: 9 soldier-tested gadgets - Armytimes.com, 6 April 2015
- ↑ "This New Modular Grenade Stacks Like Pringles Chips". 25 September 2019.
- ↑ "Don't forget the training requirement – new grenade programme highlights device demand | Shephard". plus.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Department of Defense (March 2023). "Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget Estimates Navy Procurement of Ammo, Navy & MC" (PDF).
- ↑ "Norway arms Ukrainian troops with 'DIY grenades' | Dagens.com". 2026-04-10. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ↑ "Norway Sends Ukraine Smart "Build-Your-Own" Grenades That Scale Their Own Blast Power". UNITED24 Media. 2026-04-10. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ↑ TAB (2026-04-19). "Rare Mk14 Anti-Structure Grenades & Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade In Ukraine". The Armourers Bench. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ↑ Dougherty</a>, <a href='/authors/robert-dougherty-momentummedia-com-au' title='PLG_CONTENT_AUTHORLIST_TITLE_VIEW_AUTHOR'>Robert; Dougherty, Robert (2026-07-03). "Hand thrown to drone dropped: Could Ukrainian tactics shape the Australian Defence Force's next grenade?". www.defenceconnect.com.au. Retrieved 2026-07-19.