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KAB-1500Llarger 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 source4,280 mm (169 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KAB-1500L | RGD-5 |
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| Type | Guided bomb[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | Russian Aerospace Forces[source] | 1954–present[source] |
| Used by | Russian Aerospace Forces[source] | — |
| Wars | Chechen wars Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war |
116.8 mm (4.60 in)[source]
extended
Single sourceretracted
Single source0.58 m (1 ft 11 in) retracted, 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) extended[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.
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] |
| Designer | GNPP Region[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1980s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Tactical Missiles Corporation[source] | Vytis[source]Lithuanian licensed copy · production 1992–1996 |
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| Produced | 1995[source] | — |
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| Variants | KAB-1500LG-F-E, KAB-1500LG-Pr-E, KAB-1500-LG-OD-E[source] | — |
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| Warhead | high explosive (LG-F-E), penetrating (LG-Pr-E), fuel-air (LG-OD-E)[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | 8-10 km[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Laser-guided[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | 4 to 7 m (13 to 23 ft)[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Sukhoi Su-24M , Sukhoi Su-30MKI / Sukhoi Su-30MKK , Sukhoi Su-34 and Sukhoi Su-35S[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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| Reported operators | — |
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