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DM51 hand grenadelarger figure on 0 of 1
RKG-3 anti-tank grenadelarger 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
Configuration
| Specification | DM51 hand grenade | RKG-3 anti-tank grenade |
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| Type | Hand grenade[source] | Anti-tank grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1978–…[source] | 1950–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See users |
with fuse
Single source107 mm (4.2 in) (with fuse)[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 source15–20 m (49–66 ft)[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] | Arab–Israeli conflict Yom Kippur War Vietnam War Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War War on terror Iraq War Russo–Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | Diehl Defence[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1970s[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] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Filling | PETN[source] | TNT / RDX with a steel lined shaped charge with 220 mm penetration of RHA.[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | DM82 delay fuse[source] | Impact fuse[source] |
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