AA
STUN GRENADES
FAVOURITE
ON TEST: PYRO
MK5 THUNDERFLASH
MULTIBANG
Manufacturer: TLSFx
Output: Flash, bang
Ignition: Strike
Generation: 1
Price: £2.20
Manufacturer: TLSFx
Output: Flash, bang
Ignition: Strike
Generation: 2
Price: £3.65
MK9 THUNDERFLASH
Manufacturer: TLSFx
Output: Flash, bang, smoke
Ignition: Strike
Generation: 2
Price: £5
This was tested outdoors first to see
how the bang compared without too
much echo report. Initially it was a little
hard to strike, due to its small size, but
eventually I got there. The Mk5’s bang is
decent, again given its size, but the flash
was weak. Given the difference in price
I’d probably get TLSFx Gen2 thermobarics
instead.
This earlier Gen multibang is a regular
strike ignition grenade. After the first
explosion, which is a solid bang with a
decent flash, the grenade flies off about
2m before exploding twice more. I loved
this little quirk, and can easily imagine
it instilling terror in the troops it’s being
launched at! Incredible bit of kit for the
price.
It’s a testament
to the power of
this grenade that
I had to acquire
more witnesses
to determine the
strength of the
flash. This is a
real beast, even
outdoors, that
will leave your
ears ringing, and
even issues a
little smoke. Not
too pricy, and
guaranteed to stop
your enemy in
their tracks. Lovely.
MK5 THUNDERFLASH
THERMOBARIC
Manufacturer: Spectrum
Output: Flash, bang
Ignition: Strike
Generation: 1
Price: £1.78
Manufacturer: TLSFx
Output: Flash, bang, smoke
Ignition: Strike
Generation: 2
Price: £3.65
These Spectrum pyros are super easy to
ignite – the cap only needs to touch the
fuse to light it. To be perfectly honest I
struggled to see much difference between
this and TLSFx’s offering, in terms of the
actual explosion (which means, if your
skirmish site is happy for you to use them,
I’d probably go for the Spectrum purely for
the ease of use and slight cost benefit).
This little strike-fuse stun has a far better
flash than I was expecting, much better
than that of the Mk5 thunderflash. Again,
as a Gen2 it is
a compact unit
and easy to
strike (though
a light weight
might make
it difficult to
throw far). The
bang is decent
too, and overall
this is a proper
distraction
device. Wellpriced, too,
thanks to the
arrival of Gen3.
Huge thanks to the following for supplying
pyros for the test:
TLSFx: 01673 863294, www.tlsfx.co.uk
Enola Gaye: 01189 714470,
www.enolagaye.com
Pyromad: 0845 459 4156,
wwwpyromad.co.uk
Zero One: 01202 769614,
wwwzerooneairsoft.com
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