Would it work? Who knows - but Link was going to try anyway. And even if it didn't, well, in Link's experience bombs were always a great way to start a fight.

He can't quite get close enough to aim right where he wants; when he chucks the bomb, even after rolling a little ways it doesn't end up right at the truck. Instead it stops about a metre away.

Close enough. The soldiers only have a moments notice before the bomb goes boom, shattering the windows of the truck and jolting it back violently.

And Link is already up and running, heading straight in.