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Measured figures
Approx
Single sourceApprox. 3.5 m (11 ft)[source]
with fuse
Single source107 mm (4.2 in) (with fuse)[source]
with fuse
Single source430 g (15 oz) (with fuse )[source]
at 11 km (36,000 ft)
Single sourceat 8 km (26,000 ft)
Single source40 km (22 nmi) at 8 km (26,000 ft) 65 km (35 nmi) at 11 km (36,000 ft)[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.
Configuration
| Specification | DM51 hand grenade | LS PGB |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | — | Free-fall[source] |
| Type | Hand grenade[source] | Precision-guided munition , glide bomb[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1978–…[source] | 2006–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See § Operators[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
| Designer | Diehl Defence[source] | — |
| Designed | 1970s[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Diehl Defence[source] | Luoyang Optoelectro Technology Development Center[source] |
| Unit cost | €33.60 (1996)[source] | — |
| Produced | 1970s–…[source] | 2006–present[source] |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
| Filling | PETN[source] | — |
| Detonation mechanism | DM82 delay fuse[source] | Impact or Proximity[source] |
| Warhead | — | Various gravity bombs[source] |
| Guidance system | — | INS with GNSS / laser guidance /scene matching area correlator[source] |
| Launch platform | — | Aircraft[source] |
| Guidance | — | GNSS + INS[source] |
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