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Mecar M72larger figure on 1 of 3
RGD-5larger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Mecar M72 | RGD-5 |
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| Type | Hand grenade[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | Belgium[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Designer | Poudreries Réunies de Belgique[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Mecar[source] | Vytis[source]Lithuanian licensed copy · production 1992–1996 |
Diameter
Single source58.4 mm (2.30 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Filling |
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Composition B[source] |
Trinitrotoluene[source] |
| In service | — | 1954–present[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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| 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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