The Soviet RG-41 was a fragmentation grenade developed during World War II. It was in production for only short time from 1941 to 1942 before being replaced by RG-42.
It contained a 150 g high explosive charge in a cylindrical can; the total weight was about 440 grams. The grenade could be thrown about 30 to 50 meters; the lethal radius was up to 5 meters; the maximum lethal radius was up to 15 meters.
See also
References
- ^ http://army.armor.kiev.ua/hist/rg-41.shtml (in Russian)
External links
- Finnish Junkyard Archived 2015-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
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