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At a glance
FAB-500larger figure on 4 of 4
RGD-5larger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source2,470 millimetres (97.2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FAB-500 | RGD-5 |
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| Type | Unguided high-capacity / general-purpose aerial bomb[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Produced | 1931: FAB-500sv 1943: FAB-500M-43 1944: FAB-500M-44 1946: FAB-500M-46 1954: FAB-500M-54 1962: FAB-500M-62[source] | — |
| Variants | KAB-500 ( guided bomb )[source] | — |
| Filling | High explosive[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
116.8 mm (4.60 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Trinitrotoluene[source] |
| Manufacturer | Soviet Union[source] | Vytis[source]Lithuanian licensed copy · production 1992–1996 |
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| In service | — | 1954–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | 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] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | 3.2 to 4.2 seconds. pyrotechnic delay fuse[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | ~350 fragments[source] |
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