RG-42

Also known as RG-42 grenade

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.

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Weapon.name: RG-42 grenade
Weapon.image: RG-42 grenade Navy.jpg
Weapon.origin: Soviet Union
Weapon.type: Hand grenade
Weapon.is_explosive: yes
Weapon.used_by: see Users
Weapon.wars: World War IIContinuation WarKorean WarVietnam WarRhodesian Bush WarSoviet–Afghan WarGulf WarGeorgian Civil WarFirst Chechen WarAfghan Civil War (1992–1996)Insurgency in the North CaucasusRusso-Ukrainian War
Weapon.designer: S. G. Korshunov
Weapon.production_date: 1942–1954
Weapon.filling: TNT
Weapon.detonation: Time-fuze, 3.2–4.0 (3.2-4.2) seconds

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Image: Учебно-тренировочная граната РГ-42.jpg

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Commons category: RG-42
service entry: 1942-00-00
inception: 1942-00-00

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Users
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While it was introduced as a stopgap measure to replace the complex and expensive RGD-33 grenade, it remained in use with the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact countries, and allied nations such as People's Republic of China after World War II. In Soviet service it was used until 1981 during the Soviet–Afghan war.