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  2. RPG-43 - Wikipedia

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    The RPG-43 (ruchnaya protivotankovaya granata obraztca 1943 goda, meaning hand-held anti-tank grenade) was a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge hand grenade used by the Soviet Union during World War II. It entered service in 1943, replacing the RPG-40; the RPG-40 used a simpler high explosive (HE) warhead.

  3. Anti-tank grenade - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a Soviet RPG-43 antitank grenade. An anti-tank grenade is a specialized hand-thrown grenade used to defeat armored targets.Although their inherently short range limits the usefulness of grenades, troops can lie in ambush or maneuver under cover to exploit the limited outward visibility of the crew in a target vehicle.

  4. RPG-6 - Wikipedia

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    The RPG-6 had a fragmentation radius of 20 metres from the point of detonation, and proved useful against infantry and tanks. The RPG-43 had a large warhead, but was designed to detonate in contact with a tank's armour; it was later found that optimal performance was gained from a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead if it exploded a short ...

  5. Type 3 grenade - Wikipedia

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    The Type 3 "anti-tank" hand grenade is a Japanese grenade produced from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. It was designed to destroy the Allies ' tanks. There are three variants (sub-types) of the weapon: Ko (Type A), Otsu (Type B), and Hei (Type C).

  6. Sticky bomb - Wikipedia

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    The "Grenade, Hand, Anti-Tank No. 74", commonly known as the S.T. grenade [a] or simply sticky bomb, was a British hand grenade designed and produced during the Second World War. The grenade was one of a number of ad hoc anti-tank weapons developed for use by the British Army and Home Guard after the loss of many anti-tank guns in France after ...

  7. Type L grenade - Wikipedia

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    The type L is designed to be used against vehicles and tanks, the bomb had essentially the task of destroying the track to immobilize it, since the charge was insufficient for its destruction, but made the tank still vulnerable to possible attacks from the infantry, the soldiers at this point proceeded to place explosive charges or throw ...

  8. No. 73 grenade - Wikipedia

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    World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-842-1. Rottman, Gordon L.; Dennis, Peter (2008). World War II Infantry Assault Tactics. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-191-5. The Hand Percussion Grenade (Anti-tank No. 73, Mark I). Tank Hunting and Destruction, Military Training Manual No 42, Appendix D. War Office ...

  9. RPG-40 - Wikipedia

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    The RPG-40 was an anti-tank hand grenade developed by the Soviet Union in 1940. [1] [2] A marginally effective design capable of penetrating about 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in) of steel armour, it was soon replaced by the RPG-43 and later the RPG-6, both used shaped charges to increase penetration.