| RG-42 hand grenade | |
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 A cutaway of an RG-42 grenade. | |
| Type | Hand grenade |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Soviet Union |
| Wars | World War II |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 420 g (with fuse) |
| Length | 130 mm (with fuse) |
| Diameter | 55 mm |
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| Filling | TNT |
| Filling weight | 110 to 120 g |
Detonation mechanism | delay fuse 3.2 to 4.2 s |
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 has an effective blast radius of around 10 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.
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