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MK3 grenadelarger figure on 3 of 4
RGD-5larger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.275 in (134.0 mm)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MK3 grenade | RGD-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | High explosive hand grenade[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1918–present (limited)[source] | 1954–present[source] |
| Used by | United States[source] | — |
| Wars |
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.
World War I World War II Vietnam War[source] |
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] |
| Designed | 1917–1918[source] | — |
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| No. built | 7,000,053 (Mk III)[source] | — |
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| Variants | See § Variants[source] | — |
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| Filling | TNT[source] | Trinitrotoluene[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | 4–5 second timer[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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