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GBU-8larger figure on 2 of 2
RGD-5larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source11 ft 11 in (3.63 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GBU-8 | RGD-5 |
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| Type | Electro-optical guided bomb[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | United States[source] | — |
| Wars | Vietnam War Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon 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 |
116.8 mm (4.60 in)[source]
Filling weight
Single source110 g (3.9 oz)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Rockwell[source] | Vytis[source]Lithuanian licensed copy · production 1992–1996 |
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| Guidance system | Electro-optical[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | 20 ft (6.1 m) CEP[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1954–present[source] |
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| Filling | — | Trinitrotoluene[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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