RKG-3 anti-tank grenade
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| RKG-3 anti-tank grenade | |
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| Type | Hand grenade |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1.07 kg |
| Length | 362 mm |
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| Effective range | 15 to 20 m |
| Filling | TNT/RDX with a steel lined shaped charge with 125 mm penetration of RHA and 20 m fragment radius. |
| Filling weight | 0.567 kg |
| Detonation mechanism |
Impact fuze |
RKG-3 is the designation of Russian series of anti-tank hand grenades. It superseded the RPG-43, RPG-40 and RPG-6 series of grenades.
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[edit] Design
RKG stands for Ruchnaya Kumulyativnaya Granata (Handheld Shaped Charge Grenade). When the pin is pulled and the grenade is thrown a four-panelled drogue parachute is deployed by a spring. This parachute stabilizes the grenade in flight and ensures that the grenade strikes the target at a 90 degree angle, maximising the effect of the shaped charge.
[edit] History
The RKG-3M was used extensively during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
RKG-3 grenades have also been used by Iraqi insurgents against coalition forces. On 1 June 2006, RKG-3 grenades were used in an attack on an American Humvee,[1] and RKG-3 grenades have been captured by US Marines from insurgents in Al Anbar.[2]
RKG-3 grenades have been intercepted en-route to Palestinian forces in Gaza. [3]
[edit] Models
- RKG-3
- RKG-3M Shaped charge liner changed to copper. Penetration : 165 mm RHA.
- RKG-3T Improved liner.
- RKG-3EM
- UPG-8 Training grenade
- M79 copy produced by Yugoimport-SDPR in Serbia and Montenegro
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Hogg, Ian V. (1991). Jane's Infantry Weapons 1991-92. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-0963-9.
- Jones, Richard D. (2005). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2005-2006. Jane's Information Group.
