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HG 85larger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source97 mm (3.8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | HG 85 | RGD-5 |
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| Type | Hand grenade[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Designer | Munitionsfabrik Altdorf, today RUAG[source] | — |
| Designed | 1985[source] | — |
| Produced | 1985–present[source] | — |
RGD-5larger figure on 1 of 4
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.
| Filling | RDX / TNT (55/45%)[source] | Trinitrotoluene[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Time Fuse[source] | 3.2 to 4.2 seconds. pyrotechnic delay fuse[source] |
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| Manufacturer | RUAG[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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| Blast yield | — | ~350 fragments[source] |
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