A Main HE from A Site

Steps

1. From A Site, stand on the elevated platform at the back of the site. Position yourself on the left side of the platform, facing toward the A Main entrance across the site.
2. Look toward the A Main corridor entrance. You can see the dark opening where Ts approach the site and the corridor walls framing the passage.
3. Place your crosshair on the back wall of the A Main corridor, at roughly chest height, visible through the entrance opening. Aim at a point about five feet inside the corridor, past the entrance threshold.
4. Perform a standing left-click throw - hold and release with no movement. The elevated throw position gives extra distance, sending the HE grenade cleanly into the corridor.
5. The HE grenade sails into the A Main corridor and detonates inside the passage, dealing 50-80 damage to any Ts stacking up in the corridor before their push onto the site.

Tips

• A Main is a funnel point where Ts group up before executing. An HE grenade into the corridor can damage multiple players at once, significantly weakening the entire push before it reaches your position.
• If the HE falls short and detonates on the site floor, your crosshair was too low. Aim higher on the back wall to give the grenade enough arc to reach inside the corridor.
• Throw this when you hear footsteps or utility inside A Main. The sound cue tells you Ts are stacked in the corridor, which is exactly when the HE does maximum damage to multiple targets.
• Practice offline with these commands: sv_cheats 1; sv_infinite_ammo 1; sv_grenade_trajectory 1; sv_grenade_trajectory_time 10; mp_roundtime_defuse 60
• Pair this with the A Main smoke from A Site. Throw the smoke first to block vision, then the HE into the smoke-filled corridor entrance. Ts cannot see the grenade coming and take full damage.
• After throwing, reposition to Palace or another angle. The HE reveals your position on the platform, and Ts who push through will pre-aim that spot.

When to Use

This HE grenade is a reliable defensive tool for CT-side A site on Anubis. Throw it when:

• Punishing A Main stacks when you hear multiple Ts grouped in the corridor preparing for an execute - the splash damage hits the entire group
• Early round aggression to deal chip damage and discourage fast A Main pushes at the start of the round
• Following up your A Main smoke by throwing the HE into the smoked corridor entrance, catching Ts who try to push through blind
• Information gathering to confirm T presence in A Main - hit indicators tell you exactly how many players are in the corridor
• Stalling an execute when the HE damage forces Ts to back off and wait for utility to heal or for a medkit, buying your team extra seconds