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Krasnopol (weapon system)larger figure on 3 of 3
RGD-5larger 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
Length
Single source1,300 mm (51 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Krasnopol (weapon system) | RGD-5 |
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| Type | Guided artillery shell[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union/Russia[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1986–present[source] | 1954–present[source] |
| Used by | Soviet Army Russian Army Syrian Arab Army Indian Army[source] | — |
116.8 mm (4.60 in)[source]
Effective; K155M
Single sourceEffective; Krasnopol
Single sourceEffective; Krasnopol-D (with 2S19 gun) or
Single sourceEffective; Krasnopol-D with 2S35 gun
Single sourceKrasnopol: 20 km (12 mi) K155M: 25 km (16 mi) Krasnopol-D: 43 km (27 mi) (with 2S19 gun) or 60 km (37 mi) (with 2S35 gun)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Kargil War Syrian Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian 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[source] |
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| Manufacturer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] | Vytis[source]Lithuanian licensed copy · production 1992–1996 |
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| Produced | 1986–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | 2K25 Krasnopol 2K25M Krasnopol -M K155M Krasnopol -M2 Krasnopol -d[source] | — |
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| Warhead | High explosive[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Laser guidance K155M: GLONASS - GPS , Semi-active laser homing[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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