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DM51 hand grenadelarger figure on 0 of 1
RGD-5larger 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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | DM51 hand grenade | RGD-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Hand grenade[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1978–…[source] | 1954–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Vietnam War Six-Day War The Troubles Yom Kippur War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Invasion of Kuwait Gulf War First Chechen War Kosovo War Second Chechen War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Designer | Diehl Defence[source] | — |
| Designed | 1970s[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Diehl Defence[source] | Vytis[source]Lithuanian licensed copy · production 1992–1996 |
| Unit cost | €33.60 (1996)[source] | — |
| Produced | 1970s–…[source] | — |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
| Filling | PETN[source] | Trinitrotoluene[source] |
| Detonation mechanism | DM82 delay fuse[source] | 3.2 to 4.2 seconds. pyrotechnic delay fuse[source] |
| Blast yield | — | ~350 fragments[source] |
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