ABombs, grenades & mines
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ABombs, grenades & mines
At a glance
M6 minelarger figure on 1 of 1
RGD-5larger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | M6 mine | RGD-5 |
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| Operating pressure | 350 pounds (160 kg)[source] | — |
| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 60, cell 3; revision 1377737772; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
| Type | — | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | — | 1954–present[source] |
| Wars |
with arming plug
Single source3.6 inches (91 mm) with arming plug[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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] |
| 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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| Manufacturer | — | Vytis[source]Lithuanian licensed copy · production 1992–1996 |
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| Reported operators | — |
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