ABombs, grenades & mines
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ABombs, grenades & mines
At a glance
MON-100larger 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 | MON-100 | RGD-5 |
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| Height | n/a[source] | — |
| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
| Material | steel[source] | — |
| Shape | Circular[source] | — |
| Colour | Green, olive[source] | — |
| Total weight | 5 kg[source] | — |
Width
Single source82.5 mm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preformed fragments | 400 rollers, 10 mm each[source] | — |
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| Effective casualty range | 116 m[source] | — |
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| Effective casualty radius at 100 m | 6.5–9.5 m[source] | — |
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| Lethal fragment range | 160 m[source] | — |
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| Lethal fragment range to the rear and sides | up to 30 m (the bracket spike may project 300–400 m to the rear)[source] | — |
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| Operating temperature | −50 to +50 °C[source] | — |
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| Fuse #1 | Command detonated using PN manual inductor attached by demolition cable to an EDP-R electric detonator[source] | — |
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| Fuse #2 | MUV Series Mechanical Pull or MVE-72 Electric Breakwire (battery powered) or VP13 Seismic Controller (battery powered).[source] | — |
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| Type | — | Hand grenade[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| 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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| 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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