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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.
RKG-3E grenades including one grenade cutaway in (DOSAAF Museum, Minsk)RKG-3 is a series of Soviet anti-tank hand grenades.It superseded the RPG-43, RPG-40 and RPG-6 series, entering service in 1950.
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]
Main menu. Main menu. move to ... Offensive type hand grenade. [4]: ... Between 1972 and 1988 Czechoslovakia delivered 5,100 BVP-1s to the Soviet Union [18] BMP-2 ...
Originally, the main grenade was the VOG-15 (7P17) fragmentation grenade, which has a lethal radius of six meters. Ammunition for the muzzle-loading GP-25 consists of a single piece containing propellant and charge, as opposed to the more traditional two-piece case and projectile design of comparable US 40x46mm ammunition used in breech-loading ...
In 1914, he redesigned the grenade of in order to improve its operational properties. The improved grenade was adopted as the Model 1914 grenade. and had the abbreviated name "RG-14". Rdultovsky was the first director of the Troitsk equipment plant, later the Red Rocket plant and Plant No. 11 of Vokhimtrest, modern day Krasnozavodsk chemical plant.
The Model 1914 grenade (Russian: Ручная граната образца 1914 года, romanized: Ruchnaya granata obraztsa 1914 goda, lit. 'Hand Grenade Pattern of year 1914') is a Russian stick concussion grenade ( fragmentation grenade via an optional jacket) that was used during World War I and World War II .
The RPG-2 anti tank grenade launcher is a simple 40 millimeter steel tube [10] into which the PG-2 grenade is fitted. The tailboom of the grenade inserts into the launcher. The diameter of the PG-2 warhead is 80mm. The center section of the tube has a thin wooden covering to protect the user from the heat generated by the grenade launch.