RGN hand grenade
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The RGN hand grenade (Ruchnaya Granata Nastupatel'naya, "Hand Grenade Offensive") is an offensive Soviet blast hand grenade. It consists of a smooth spherical aluminium body, internally scored to generate fragments upon detonation. Externally, the RGN is similar to the RGO hand grenade.[1] The UDZS fuze has both impact and time delay functions, the impact fuze arms after a pyrotechnic delay of 1 to 1.8 seconds. If the grenade strikes an object after this time a spherical lead shot filled impact weight will trigger detonation. If the grenade has not struck anything after 3.5 to 4 seconds the second pyrotechnic delay will detonate the grenade.[1]
RGN hand grenade | |
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Type | Hand grenade |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Specifications | |
Mass | 290 grams (10 oz) |
Length | 113 millimetres (4.4 in) |
Diameter | 60 millimetres (2.4 in) |
Filling | A-IX-1 (96% RDX phlegmatized with 4% wax) |
Filling weight | 97 g (3.4 oz) |
Detonation mechanism | UDZS Impact fuze arming after 1 to 1.8 seconds or time delay after 3.5 to 4 seconds. |
The grenade has a stated lethal radius of 4 m (13 ft)[1][2] to a maximum of 10 m (33 ft),[3][4] and a safety radius of 25 m (82 ft).[5] It can be thrown 30–40 m (98–131 ft).[6] The grenade is currently in production in Russia and Ukraine, and is in service with a number of other countries.[1]