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Measured figures
with fuse
Single source107 mm (4.2 in) (with fuse)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | DM51 hand grenade | Mecar M72 |
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| Type | Hand grenade[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | Belgium[source] |
| In service | 1978–…[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
with fragmentation jacket
Single sourcewith safety lever
Single source57 mm (2.2 in) (with fragmentation jacket) 66 mm (2.6 in) (with safety lever)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source30 metres (98 ft) – 35 metres (115 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | Diehl Defence[source] | Poudreries Réunies de Belgique[source] |
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| Designed | 1970s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Diehl Defence[source] | Mecar[source] |
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| Unit cost | €33.60 (1996)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1970s–…[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Filling | PETN[source] | Composition B[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | DM82 delay fuse[source] | — |
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