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M16 minelarger figure on 3 of 3
RGD-5larger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | M16 mine | RGD-5 |
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| Type | Bounding anti-personnel mine[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1957–present[source] | 1954–present[source] |
| Used by | See description[source] | — |
| Wars | Vietnam War , other |
Height
Single source127 mm[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] |
| Produced | 1950s-1974[source] | — |
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| No. built | Millions[source] | — |
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| Variants | M16A1 M16A2 KM16A2[source] | — |
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| Filling | TNT[source] | Trinitrotoluene[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Various, including: S.Mi.Z 35 (pressure), Z.Z.35 (pull), Z.U.Z.Z. (tension release), E.S.Mi.Z (pressure and electric)[source] | 3.2 to 4.2 seconds. pyrotechnic delay fuse[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | ~350 fragments[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Vytis[source]Lithuanian licensed copy · production 1992–1996 |
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| Reported operators | — |
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