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Mark 84 bomblarger 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 source12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mark 84 bomb | RGD-5 |
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| Type | Low-drag general-purpose bomb[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | Since 1950s[source] | 1954–present[source] |
| Used by | United States Israel Saudi Arabia[source] | — |
| Manufacturer |
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.
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems[source] |
Vytis[source]Lithuanian licensed copy · production 1992–1996 |
| Unit cost | US$ 16,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | AGM-130 GBU-10 Paveway II GBU-15 GBU-24 Paveway III GBU‐31 JDAM[source] | — |
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| Tailspan | 2 ft 1 in (640 mm)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Tritonal , H6 or PBXN-109[source] | — |
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| References | Janes and The War Zone[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | 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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| 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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