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) |
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Diameter | 55 mm |
Filling | TNT |
Filling weight | 110 to 120 g |
Detonation mechanism |
delay fuze 3.2 to 4.2 s |
The Soviet RG-42 was an anti-personnel fragmentation stick grenade developed from the prior RGD-33 during World War II. It contained about 200 grams of explosive charge (TNT). The total weight of the grenade with the fuse was about 500 grams. It used the 3.2 to 4 second UZRGM fuse. The UZRGM is a Russian fuse also used in the RGD-5, RG-41, and F1 grenades.
The grenade had a short handle and was 200 mm in length. The explosive charge was contained in a cylindrical can. The grenade could be thrown about 35-40 meters. The circumference of the shrapnel dispersion was about 30 meters.
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 Gorunov | DShK | PTRD | PTRS ROKS-2/ROKS-3 |
Cartridges used by the USSR |
7.62 x 25 mm TT | 7.62 x 38 R | 7.62 x 54 mm R | 14.5 x 114 mm |