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DM51 hand grenadelarger figure on 0 of 1
RG-42larger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
with fuse
Single source107 mm (4.2 in) (with fuse)[source]
Height
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DM51 hand grenade | RG-42 |
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| Type | Hand grenade[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1978–…[source] | 1942-present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | see Users[source] |
121 millimetres (4.8 in)[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] | World War II Continuation War Korean War Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War Georgian Civil War First Chechen War Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Insurgency in the North Caucasus Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | Diehl Defence[source] | S. G. Korshunov[source] |
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| Designed | 1970s[source] | c. 1942[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Diehl Defence[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | €33.60 (1996)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1970s–…[source] | 1942–1954[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Filling | PETN[source] | TNT[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | DM82 delay fuse[source] | Time-fuze, 3.2–4.0 (3.2-4.2) seconds[source] |
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