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M26 grenadelarger figure on 1 of 3
RGD-5
Measured figures
Length
Single source3.9 in (99 mm)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M26 grenade | RGD-5 |
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| Type | Fragmentation hand grenade[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1953−1988 (US only)[source] | 1954–present[source] |
| Used by | See users[source] | — |
| Wars | Korean War Vietnam War South African Border War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Falklands War |
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.
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 | 1952−1968 (US only) Production continues in some countries[source] | — |
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| Variants | See variants[source] | — |
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| Filling | Composition B with tetryl booster[source] | Trinitrotoluene[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | M204A1 or M204A2, 4−5 second pyrotechnic delay fuse[source] | 3.2 to 4.2 seconds. pyrotechnic delay fuse[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Diehl Defence[source]DM-41 · West German copy of M26A1; historical production Military Industry of Colombia[source]Colombian production listed for M26 | Vytis[source]Lithuanian licensed copy · production 1992–1996 |
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| Blast yield | — | ~350 fragments[source] |
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