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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 ...
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.
M67 grenade: Hand Grenade United States: Examples discovered in a large hidden arms bunker under a farm outhouse in Gormanston, County Meath in 1991. [100] F-1 grenade: Hand Grenade Soviet Union Libya: Used in IRA attacks in early 1980s. [101] At least 600 F1 grenades were seized aboard the freighter Eksund in 1987. [102] RGD-5: Hand Grenade ...
The Universal'nyi Zapal, Ruchnaya Granata, Modernizirovannyi (UZRGM) (Russian for 'universal igniter, hand grenade, improved') fuse is a universal Russian type also used in the RG-41, RG-42, RGO-78, RGN-86 and RGD-5 grenades. The standard time delay for this fuse is 3.5 to 4 seconds.
A 22 mm (0.87 in) grenade can range from powerful anti-tank rounds such as the M9 rifle grenade, to simple finned tubes with a fragmentation hand grenade attached to the end such as the M1 grenade adapter. The "22 mm (0.87 in)" refers to the diameter of the base tube which fits over the spigot of the launcher, not the diameter of the warhead ...
RKG-3 and RKG-3M grenades were used by Chechen forces during the First Chechen War. [1] [2] RKG-3 grenades were widely used by Iraqi insurgents against American Humvees, [3] [4] Strykers and MRAPs. [5] [6] The grenade has also been seen in use by the Aerorozvidka unit of the Ukrainian military in the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
A smoke grenade is a canister-type grenade used as a signaling device, target or landing zone marking device, or as a screening device for unit movements. [1] [2] Smoke grenades are generally more complex and emit a far larger amount of smoke than smoke bombs, which are a type of firework typically started with an external fuse rather than
Pages in category "Hand grenades of the Soviet Union" ... RGD-5; RGD-33 grenade; RGN hand grenade; RGO hand grenade; RKG-3 anti-tank grenade; RPG-6; RPG-40; RPG-43