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The Soviet F-1 hand grenade (Russian: Фугасный > Fugasnyy 1, "Explosive, Type No. 1") is an anti-personnel fragmentation defensive grenade. It is based on the French F1 grenade and contains a 60 g (2.1 oz) explosive charge . The total weight of the grenade with the fuze is about 600 g (21 oz). [2]
The AK-47 can mount a (rarely used) cup-type grenade-launcher that fires standard Soviet RGD-5 hand-grenades. The soup-can shaped launcher is screwed onto the AK-47's muzzle. [ 6 ] It is prepared for firing by inserting a standard RGD-5 hand-grenade into the launcher, removing the safety pin, and inserting a special blank cartridge into the ...
Kalashnikov grenade launcher (cup type launcher) [13] uses special blank cartridge to launch standard RGD-5 hand-grenades also launches various riot control ammunition mid 1950s–present Soviet Union: GP-25 Kostyor 40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25M) 1978–present BG-15 Mukha initial variant GP-30 Obuvka: 1989 issue 2000 issue
Pages in category "Hand grenades of the Soviet Union" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
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 It superseded the RPG-43 , RPG-40 and RPG-6 series, entering service in 1950.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 .
The RGN hand grenade (Ruchnaya Granata Nastupatel'naya, "Hand Grenade Offensive") is an offensive Soviet blast hand grenade introduced during the Soviet-Afghan war alongside the RGO to replace the earlier F-1, RG-42, and RGD-5 hand grenades which proved to be inadequate in the mountainous terrain of Afghanistan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23 crash of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane.
The RGO hand grenade (Ruchnaya Granata Oboronitel'naya, ("Hand Grenade Defensive")) is a defensive Soviet fragmentation hand grenade introduced mid 1980s alongside the RGN during the Soviet-Afghan War to replace the earlier F-1, RG-42, and RGD-5 hand grenades, which proved to be inadequate in the mountains of Afghanistan.