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GBU-24 Paveway IIIlarger figure on 3 of 3
RG-42larger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | GBU-24 Paveway III | RG-42 |
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| Type | Laser-guided bomb[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | United States of America[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1983[source] | 1942-present[source] |
| Designer | Texas Instruments[source] | S. G. Korshunov[source] |
Height
Single source121 millimetres (4.8 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1980[source] | c. 1942[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon[source] | — |
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| Filling | Mark 84 bomb as warhead[source] | TNT[source] |
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| Used by | — | see Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | 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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| Produced | — | 1942–1954[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Time-fuze, 3.2–4.0 (3.2-4.2) seconds[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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