Stun Grenades

The can-shaped German Rheinmetall (former NICO) BTV-1 stun grenade is identical in
operation to a normal hand grenade but quite different in use. Also called a
“divisionary charge” or “flash-bang,” it is an oversized firecracker with an 11-g
aluminium/potassium perchlorate charge and a grenade fuze.
It produces a blinding 100,000-lumen flash and a deafening 180-decibel bang. In
2005, it was adopted by the US Navy as the MK 13 MOD 0 and is in service with the
USMC and all SOCOM forces; similar devices are used by most SWAT-type police units
worldwide. It is 13 cm high and weighs 0.4 kg.
TO USE, pull the safety ring and let the handle fly off. The Bouchon fuze activates
it after 1-2 seconds (after all other action has ceased in the same combat round),
detonating the pyrotechnic charge inside it. Anyone in the same room has to make a
Resistance Table roll of his CON against the grenade’s POT of 20. Covering the ears
adds +5 to CON, ear plugs give +10, and electronic ear protection gives up to +15.
Anyone who does not make the roll will suffer the effects of a “Stun” (Call of
Cthulhu, p. 54) for 1D6 combat rounds. Unlike older flash-bangs, the BTV-1 is safe
for the user even if it accidentally detonates in his hand, as it vents the
explosion to the bottom and top of the grenade.