RG-42
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| RG-42 hand grenade | |
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 Cutaway of RG-42 hand grenade |
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| Type | Hand grenade |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 420 g (with fuze) |
| Length | 130 mm (with fuze) |
| Diameter | 55 mm |
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| Filling | TNT |
| Filling weight | 110 to 120 g |
| Detonation mechanism |
delay fuze 3.2 to 4.2 s |
The Soviet RG-42 was an fragmentation grenade originally introduced during World War II as an emergency measure, continuing in use with the USSR and it's 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.
Although production has ceased in the Russia, it is still produced in Poland and Romania.
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| Soviet infantry weapons of World War II |
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| Side-arms |
| TT-33 | Nagant M1895 |
| Rifles & carbines |
| AVS36 | SVT40 | Mosin-Nagant |
| Submachine guns |
| PPD-40 | PPSh-41 | PPS-43 |
| Grenades |
| F1 | RGD-33 | RG-41 | RG-42 | RPG-43 |
| Machine guns & other larger weapons |
| M1910 Maxim | DS-39 | DP | SG-43 Goryunov | DShK | PTRD | PTRS ROKS-2/ROKS-3 |
| Cartridges used by the USSR during WWII |
| 7.62 x 25 mm TT | 7.62 x 38 R | 7.62 x 54 mm R | 14.5 x 114 mm |
