RGD-5
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The RGD-5 (Ruchnaya Granata Distantsionnaya, Template:Literal translation) is a post–World War II Soviet anti-personnel fragmentation grenade, designed in the early 1950s. The RGD-5 was accepted into service with the Soviet Army in 1954. It was widely exported, and is still in service with many armies in the Middle East and the former Soviet bloc.
Description
The grenade is egg-shaped without ribbing, except for a lateral ridge where the two halves of the grenade join. It weighs Template:Convert, is Template:Convert in length, and Template:Convert in diameter. The surface has a few small dimples with green or olive drab paint.
It contains a Template:Convert charge of TNT with an internal fragmentation liner that produces around 350 fragments with a fatality radius of around Template:Convert[1] and a wounding radius of Template:Convert.[2][3][4]
Typically, the RGD-5 uses the 3.2 to 4.2 second delay UZRG, UZRGM or UZRGM-2 fuze, a universal Russian type also used in the RG-41, RG-42, and F1 grenades or the more modern DVM-78 fuze. It is also possible to screw a MUV booby-trap firing device into the fuze well.[5]
The RGD-5 can be thrown about Template:Convert by the average soldier and on throwing, the grenade makes a loud "crack" sound as its spoon falls out activating the fuze.
It is still manufactured in Russia with copies produced in Bulgaria, China (as the Type 59) and Georgia. Millions of RGD-5s and its clones have been manufactured over the years and although not as advanced as more modern grenades specifically designed to penetrate CRISAT standard body armour, the RGD-5 is an effective and inexpensive weapon. A single RGD-5 grenade costs around $5 US.
Variants
Rifle grenade
The AK-47 can mount a (rarely used) cup-type grenade-launcher that fires standard Soviet RGD-5 hand-grenades. The soup-can shaped launcher is screwed onto the AK-47's muzzle.[6] It is prepared for firing by inserting a standard RGD-5 hand-grenade into the launcher, removing the safety pin, and inserting a special blank cartridge into the rifle's chamber. With the butt-stock of the rifle on the ground it can be fired.
The maximum effective range is approximately Template:Convert.[7]
URG-N
The URG-N is a reusable training model of the RGD-5 with a modified fuze containing a tiny explosive charge which simulates the detonation of the grenade. The body of this grenade is painted black with white markings.
China
- Type-59 – Chinese built variant.
Bulgaria
- RGO-78 – People's Republic of Bulgarian '70s variant with DVM-78 fuse. Grenade weighed Template:Convert and contained Template:Convert charge of TNT.
- RGN-86 – another People's Republic of Bulgarian modification with DVM-78 fuze. Weighed Template:Convert and contained Template:Convert charge of TNT.
Poland
- RGO-88 – Polish People's Republic variant with А-IX-1 filling (95% RDX and 5% Phlegmatized explosive). Template:Convert of explosive mass.
Lithuania
- RPG-92 – Lithuanian copy manufactured by small arms factory "Vytis" between 1992–1996. Not an exact copy, this grenade uses a cylindrical shell instead of an egg shaped one.
Ukraine
- In late 2024, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine codified and approved the use of domestically produced RGD-5 analogs for its military. This grenade is modified to meet modern standards and has a kill zone limited up to Template:Convert, making it suited for offensive operations.[8]
Users
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Usage in assassination attempt of George W. Bush
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On 10 May 2005, Vladimir Arutyunian, a Georgian citizen and ethnic Armenian, waited for the United States President George W. Bush and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to speak in Tbilisi's central Liberty Square. When Bush began speaking, Arutyunian threw an RGD-5 hand grenade wrapped in a red plaid handkerchief toward the podium where Bush stood as he addressed the crowd. The grenade landed Template:Convert from the podium, near where Saakashvili, his wife Sandra Roelofs, Laura Bush, and other officials were seated.[25]
The grenade failed to detonate. Although original reports indicated that the grenade was not live, it was later revealed that it was.[26] After Arutyunian pulled the pin and threw the grenade, it hit a girl, cushioning its impact. The red handkerchief remained wrapped around the grenade, and it prevented the striker lever from releasing. A Georgian security officer quickly removed the grenade, and Arutyunian disappeared, but was later arrested.[25][27]
See also
Bibliography
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References
External links
- Photos of RGD-5 grenades at inert-ord.net
- Labelled diagram of an RGD-5 grenade
- RGD-5 data (in Russian)
- Various photos of Russian RGD-5s
- Photo of Chinese Type 59 grenade (RGD-5 clone)
- Video #2 of RGD-5 being thrown
- Video #3 of RGD-5 being thrown
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