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* Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World describes this grenade as having 118g of TNT, 20 meters fragmentation effect, and a 40 tossing range.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Owen |first=J.I.H |title=Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World |
* Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World describes this grenade as having 118g of TNT, 20 meters fragmentation effect, and a 40 tossing range.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Owen |first=J.I.H |title=Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World |publisher=Bonanza |year=1975 |isbn=0-517-242346 |location=New York, N.Y. |pages=222-223 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:35, 6 March 2024
| RG-42 grenade | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Hand grenade |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Soviet Union People's Republic of China North Korea |
| Wars | World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | S.G. Korshunov[1] |
| Designed | c. 1942 |
| Produced | 1942–1954 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 420 grams (15 oz)[1] |
| Height | 121 millimetres (4.8 in) |
| Diameter | 54 millimetres (2.1 in) |
| Filling | TNT |
| Filling weight | 200 grams (7.1 oz) |
Detonation mechanism | Time-fuse, 3.2–4.2 seconds[1] |
The Soviet RG-42 (Ручная Граната образца 42 года > Ruchnaya Granata obraztsa 42 goda, "Hand Grenade pattern of [19]42 year") was a fragmentation grenade designed by S.G. Korshunov.[1]
It was originally introduced during World War II from 1942 onwards as an emergency measure to replace the complex RGD-33 grenade. It continued in use with the USSR and its Warsaw Pact allies in the post-war period until replaced in 1954 by the RGD-5 grenade. Stockpiles were held for emergency or reserve issue, military aid, or foreign sales. They were eventually destroyed in the 1980s due to the TNT filling degrading and becoming unsafe.
Unlike the RGD-33, the RG-42's components were simple to produce and assemble. Only the fuze required specialized manufacture and the parts could be easily assembled by hand by cottage labor. Partisans often made copies of the simple design when out of contact.
It contained about 200 g (7.1 oz) of explosive charge (TNT) in a cylindrical stamped-metal can. It used the 3.2 to 4 second UZRGM fuse, also used in the RGD-5, RG-41, and F1 grenades.
The grenade could be thrown about 35–40 m (115–131 ft) and has an effective blast radius of around 10 m (33 ft).
The total weight of the grenade with the fuse was 420 g (15 oz).[1]
Foreign copies
People's Republic of China: Type 42 grenade.
Users
Soviet Union[1]
East Germany[2]
DPRK: were used at least until 1997[3]
Georgia: Used during civil conflicts in 1990s[4]
Iraq[5]
Poland: were used at least until 2019[6]
Ukraine: were used[7][8][9] at least through September 2023[10]
Western Sources
- Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World describes this grenade as having 118g of TNT, 20 meters fragmentation effect, and a 40 tossing range.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e f П. А. Гусак, А. М. Рогачев. Начальная военная подготовка (справочное пособие военрука). 2-е изд., доп. и перераб. Минск, 1975. стр.223–225
- ^ Taschenkalender der Nationalen Volksarmee. Verlag des Ministeriums für Nationale Verteidigung, 1957
- ^ RG-42 Fragmentation Hand Grenade // North Korea Country Handbook MCIA-2630-NK-016-97. U.S. Department of Defense, May 1997. page A-94
- ^ Small Arms Survey (1998). Politics From The Barrel of a Gun (PDF). Cambridge University Press. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2011.
- ^ Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (1998). Iraq Country Handbook (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. A-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "W końcowej fazie poligonowego szkolenia zintegrowanego terytorialsi wykonywali rzut bojowym granatem zaczepnym RG-42."
Bogusław Politowski. Terytorialsi na poligonie w Wędrzynie // "Polska Zbrojna" (August 5, 2019) - ^ Розпорядження Кабінету міністрів України від 1 березня 2006 р. № 241 «Про затвердження переліку військового майна військ Цивільної оборони, яке може бути відчужено»
- ^ Розпорядження Кабінету міністрів України від 25 травня 2011 р. № 450-р «Деякі питання відчуження майна Оперативно-рятувальної служби цивільного захисту Міністерства надзвичайних ситуацій»
- ^ Розпорядження Кабінету міністрів України від 18 серпня 2017 р. № 547-р «Про затвердження переліку боєприпасів, що підлягають утилізації у 2017–2021 роках»
- ^ The use of two RG-42 grenades wrapped with nails for increased antipersonnel effect
- ^ Owen, J.I.H (1975). Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World. New York, N.Y.: Bonanza. pp. 222–223. ISBN 0-517-242346.