Credit
Manniman2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | DM51 hand grenade | GBU-8 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Hand grenade[source] | Electro-optical guided bomb[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1978–…[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | United States[source] |
Wingspan
Single source3 ft 8 in (1.12 m)[source]
with fuse
Single source107 mm (4.2 in) (with fuse)[source]
Effective; depending on launch altitude
Single source1,650 to 26,750 yards (1,510 to 24,460 m), depending on launch altitude[source]
Filling weight
Single source60 g (2.1 oz)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars |
|---|
Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
Vietnam War Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War[source] |
| Designer | Diehl Defence[source] | — |
|---|
| Designed | 1970s[source] | — |
|---|
| Manufacturer | Diehl Defence[source] | Rockwell[source] |
|---|
| Unit cost | €33.60 (1996)[source] | — |
|---|
| Produced | 1970s–…[source] | — |
|---|
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
|---|
| Filling | PETN[source] | — |
|---|
| Detonation mechanism | DM82 delay fuse[source] | — |
|---|
| Guidance system | — | Electro-optical[source] |
|---|
| Accuracy | — | 20 ft (6.1 m) CEP[source] |
|---|
| Reported operators |
|
|
|---|