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The grenade replaced the RG-14/30, which was a World War I vintage design with an improved arming system. [3] The RGD-33 is composed of four separate pieces: a cylindrical head containing 85 grams (3.0 oz) of TNT filling, [2] a fragmentation sleeve that was only used when thrown under the protection of a trench or cover, the throwing handle which contains the igniter, and the fuse.
The RPG-43 is a stick grenade with a 102 millimetres (4.0 in) shaped charge warhead filled with 612 grams (21.6 oz) of TNT. When thrown a conical metal sleeve would open, revealing two strips of cloth to stabilise flight and ensure the head of the grenade would strike its target. [8]
GP grenade launchers fire multiple 40mm VOG-25 high-explosive fragmentation grenades, with a total range of 400 meters and an effective range of 150m. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] These Russian-Soviet 40 mm grenades are not compatible with Western 40x46mm grenades. [ 3 ]
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The RGD-5 (Ruchnaya Granata Distantsionnaya, English "Hand Grenade Remote") is a post–World War II Soviet anti-personnel fragmentation grenade, designed in the early 1950s. The RGD-5 was accepted into service with the Soviet Army in 1954. It was widely exported, and is still in service with many armies in the Middle East and the former Soviet ...
RKG-3 is a series of Soviet anti-tank hand grenades. It superseded the RPG-43 , RPG-40 and RPG-6 series, entering service in 1950. It was widely used in the 1973 Arab–Israeli War and remained a common weapon into the 2000s and early 2010s, being favoured by Iraqi insurgents during the American-led occupation .
New improved VOG-30D grenade was taken into service in 2013 for use with AGS-17 and AGS-30 grenade launchers. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] It was ordered by the Russian Defense Ministry in August 2023. [ 20 ] The same month, the Russian troops fighting in Ukraine begun to receive VOG-17 grenades, factory modified for use by commercial drones.
Fitting an MUV fuze makes it easier to conceal the grenade when setting a boobytrap e.g. partial burial. Note that the detonator is usually threaded, so it can be screwed into the F-1 grenade body. The Soviet F-1 hand grenade (Russian: Фугасный > Fugasnyy 1, "Explosive, Type No. 1") is an anti-personnel fragmentation defensive