In 2018 Difesa Online published an article on the supply of hand grenades within the Italian Armed Forces (v.articolo).
Several sources from many departments have informed us that there is no trace of the MF-2000. Furthermore, by visiting the official website of the Italian Army, we realized that the hand grenades disappeared under "individual armament".
After decades and decades of use of the SRCM Mod.35, and the unfortunate vicissitudes of the O / D-82, is it possible that the new expected hand grenade is not operational? On the other hand, in urban area combat - in utmost consideration in future operational scenarios outlined by the Army Planning Office with a view to 2035 ("megacities") - the use of hand grenades seems essential to us.
Fearing that our troops would have none and that they would have to make up for deficiencies by resorting to obsolete devices (as happened during the mission Ibis. in Somalia), we worried ...
The Public Information Office of the Italian Army, after being contacted by our Magazine, informs that "The MF-2000 war hand grenade, which can also be used by left-handed shooters, was introduced into service in 2015. The bombs are kept in the munitions depots of FA and available for use by all departments that request them for use. "
So we invite the military on duty in the departments not to fear: the MF-2000s are present!
Photo: US Army
