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Measured figures
with fuse
Single source107 mm (4.2 in) (with fuse)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source5 to 15 nmi (9.3 to 27.8 km; 5.8 to 17.3 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | DM51 hand grenade | GBU-15 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Hand grenade[source] | Precision guided munition (PGM)[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1978–…[source] | 1975–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | USAF[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Operation Wooden Leg Persian Gulf War[source] |
| Designer | Diehl Defence[source] | Rockwell International[source] |
| Designed | 1970s[source] | 1970s[source] |
| Manufacturer | Diehl Defence[source] | — |
| Unit cost | €33.60 (1996)[source] | — |
| Produced | 1970s–…[source] | — |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | GBU-15(V)1/B GBU-15(V)21/B GBU-15(V)22/B[source] |
| Filling | PETN[source] | — |
| Detonation mechanism | DM82 delay fuse[source] | — |
| Guidance system | — | Manual guidance by radio datalink with TV guidance or Infrared homing with Imaging Infra-red[source] |
| Steering system | — | Aerodynamic[source] |
| Launch platform | — | F-4 Phantom II B-52 Stratofortress F-111 Aardvark F-15E Strike Eagle F-16 Fighting Falcon[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |