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RG-42larger figure on 2 of 3
RGD-5larger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | RG-42 | RGD-5 |
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| Type | Hand grenade[source] | Hand grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1942-present[source] | 1954–present[source] |
| Used by | see Users[source] | — |
| Wars | World War II Continuation War Korean War Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War Georgian Civil War First Chechen War Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Insurgency in the North Caucasus Russo-Ukrainian War |
Height
Single source121 millimetres (4.8 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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] |
| Designer | S. G. Korshunov[source] | — |
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| Designed | c. 1942[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1942–1954[source] | — |
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| Filling | TNT[source] | Trinitrotoluene[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Time-fuze, 3.2–4.0 (3.2-4.2) seconds[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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