Could someone clarify this for me:

In the CRB, there are listings for Grenades in Ranged Weapons, they contain all the same states as regular ranged weapons

In DC, there is a table for Explosives, that includes Proton Grenades, these all have different stats than grenades.

Notably, Grenades in the CRB dont have a Blast Radius, and the ones in DC dont have a a Range.

I think its pretty clear that the Explosives listed in DC are not grenades, but are more like C4... a placed explosive.

But what about Proton Grenades. The name itself identifies this as a Grenade, but it doesnt have a range assciated with it...

There is also the Additional Damage stat,... the book says this is part of the mechanics check when constructing the device... so do you build Proton Grenades?

It all seems abit disjointed to me as far as Grenades go... and I need someone to bring it back into focus.

Cheers

RD

Don't have the book on me right now, but pretty sure I remember enough to answer your questions.

Blast radius for all weapons with the blast quality is Engaged unless otherwise noted. As noted in another thread, your mileage may vary when it comes to what "Engaged" means.

Proton Grenades are intended to be placed, not thrown. It's using the older slightly more formal definition of grenade as "small explosive" as opposed to say "Hand Grenade" or "Rocket Propelled Grenade." I suppose you could throw them if you wanted to though.

The Mechanics check and additional damage...When using demolition devices you use Mechanics as the governing skill (just as Ranged Light is used to throw a weapon) and you get a bonus to damage for using more explosives. Like I said I'm AFB, but as I recall proton grenades really got nasty when you used a lot of em.

The name is misleading.

Proton Grenades aren't grenades that you throw at people. They are explosives that magnetically attach to a surface and have a shaped detonation.

Check out the description and it explains it all.