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[[Image:RG-42 HG.jpg|thumb|right|300px|RG-42 Soviet fragmentation hand grenade]] | [[Image:RG-42 HG.jpg|thumb|right|300px|RG-42 Soviet fragmentation hand grenade]] | ||
| − | The RG-42 was a fragmentation grenade | + | The RG-42 was a fragmentation grenade designed in the Soviet Union during WWII, when production was not sufficient to supply the original pre-war hand grenades. It was essentially a redesign of the short-lived RG-41 grenade to use the UZRGM universal grenade fuze, also used on the [[F-1 hand grenade]] and later the [[RGD-5]]. The production is a very simple design compared to the complicated [[RGD-33]] stick grenade. After the war the grenade continued to be produced in Poland and China: it was eventually replaced in Soviet use by the RGD-5, starting in 1954. |
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
| − | *''(1942 - | + | *''(1942 - 1954, all remaining examples destroyed in the 1980s due to unstable TNT filler)'' |
| + | |||
| + | *'''Type''': Offensive hand grenade | ||
*'''Length''': 130 mm | *'''Length''': 130 mm | ||
| − | *'''Weight''': 384 g (420 g with | + | *'''Weight''': 384 g (420 g with fuze), filler 200g TNT |
*'''Blast radius''': 30 meters | *'''Blast radius''': 30 meters | ||
| + | *'''Fuze''': UZRGM universal time fuze, 3-4 seconds. | ||
{{Gun Title}} | {{Gun Title}} | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 25 March 2018
The RG-42 was a fragmentation grenade designed in the Soviet Union during WWII, when production was not sufficient to supply the original pre-war hand grenades. It was essentially a redesign of the short-lived RG-41 grenade to use the UZRGM universal grenade fuze, also used on the F-1 hand grenade and later the RGD-5. The production is a very simple design compared to the complicated RGD-33 stick grenade. After the war the grenade continued to be produced in Poland and China: it was eventually replaced in Soviet use by the RGD-5, starting in 1954.
Specifications
- (1942 - 1954, all remaining examples destroyed in the 1980s due to unstable TNT filler)
- Type: Offensive hand grenade
- Length: 130 mm
- Weight: 384 g (420 g with fuze), filler 200g TNT
- Blast radius: 30 meters
- Fuze: UZRGM universal time fuze, 3-4 seconds.
The RG-42 hand grenade and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film:
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Days, Five Nights (Fünf Tage - Fünf Nächte) | Soviet soldier | 1961 | ||
| Spring (Kwiecien) | Franciszek Pieczka | Pvt. Anklewicz | 1961 | |
| The Orphans (Podranki) | 1976 | |||
| From the Bug to the Vistula (Ot Buga do Visly) | Soviet partisans | 1980 | ||
| Captive (Plennyy) | Seen among captured firearms | 2008 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Squad: The Moment of Truth | 2009 |