RG-42

Infobox Weapon
name=RG-42 hand grenade


caption=A cutaway of an RG-42 grenade.
origin=flagcountry|Soviet Union
type=Hand grenade
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weight=420 g (with fuse)
length=130 mm (with fuse)
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diameter=55 mm
filling=TNT
filling_weight=110 to 120 g
detonation=delay fuse 3.2 to 4.2 s
yield=The Soviet RG-42 was a fragmentation grenade originally introduced during World War II as an emergency measure, continuing in use with the USSR and its Warsaw Pact allies in the post-war period. It contained about 200 grams of explosive charge (TNT) in a cylindrical can. The grenade could be thrown about 35-40 meters and the circumference of the shrapnel dispersion was about 30 meters. The total weight of the grenade with the fuse was about 500 grams. It used the 3.2 to 4 second UZRGM fuse, also used in the RGD-5, RG-41, and F1 grenades.

External links

* [http://www.saunalahti.fi/~junkyard/grenades.html Finnish Junkyard]

ee also