RGD-5
| RGD-5 | |
|---|---|
RGD-5 hand grenade with UZRGM fuze fitted | |
| Type | Hand grenade |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1954–present |
| Wars | Vietnam War Six-Day War The Troubles Yom Kippur War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Invasion of Kuwait Gulf War First Chechen War Kosovo War Second Chechen War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 310 g (11 oz) |
| Length | 114 mm (4.5 in) |
| Diameter | 58 mm (2.3 in) |
| Effective firing range | 15–20 m (49–66 ft) |
| Maximum firing range | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Filling | Trinitrotoluene |
| Filling weight | 110 g (3.9 oz) |
Detonation mechanism | 3.2 to 4.2 seconds. pyrotechnic delay fuse |
| Blast yield | ~350 fragments |
The RGD-5 (Ruchnaya Granata Distantsionnaya, lit. 'hand grenade, distant') is a post–World War II Soviet anti-personnel fragmentation grenade, designed in the early 1950s.