FAQs and Grenades

[Lord Manton]

The other night I was playing a game and my opponent went to roll multiple grenade attacks. We hadn't clarified prior to the game whether the FAQs would be used, and since he made a compelling argument that they're just in draft stage, I let it slide and we played on.

Afterwards we were having a chat. Basically, I don't mind either way about the new grenade ruling, but some people seem genuinely put out.

Question:
What is the rationale for getting more than one grenade attack per unit in a close combat?

The rule book seems pretty clear on this one, with the only real confusion being that it says "throw."

"Some grenades can be used to make shooting attacks or attacks in the Fight sub-phase, albeit to different effect. Only one grenade (of any type) can be thrown by a unit per phase."