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GBU-24 Paveway IIIlarger figure on 3 of 3
M26 grenadelarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.39 m (14 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GBU-24 Paveway III | M26 grenade |
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| Type | Laser-guided bomb[source] | Fragmentation hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1983[source] | 1953−1988 (US only)[source] |
| Designer | Texas Instruments[source] | — |
| Designed |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
3.9 in (99 mm)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1980[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon[source] | Diehl Defence[source]DM-41 · West German copy of M26A1; historical production Military Industry of Colombia[source]Colombian production listed for M26 |
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| Filling | Mark 84 bomb as warhead[source] | Composition B with tetryl booster[source] |
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| Used by | — | See users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Korean War Vietnam War South African Border War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Falklands War[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1952−1968 (US only) Production continues in some countries[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | M204A1 or M204A2, 4−5 second pyrotechnic delay fuse[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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