RGD-5
| RGD-5 | |
|---|---|
pyrotechnic delay fuse | |
| Blast yield | ~350 fragments |
The RGD-5 (Ruchnaya Granata Distantsionnaya, English "Hand Grenade Remote") is a post–
Description
The grenade is egg-shaped without ribbing, except for a lateral ridge where the two halves of the grenade join. It weighs 310 grams (11 oz), is 117 millimetres (4.6 in) in length, and 58 millimetres (2.3 in) in diameter. The surface has a few small dimples with green or olive drab paint.
It contains a 110-
Typically, the RGD-5 uses the 3.2 to 4.2 second delay UZRG, UZRGM, or UZRGM-2
The RGD-5 can be thrown about 35 to 45 metres (115 to 148 ft) 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
Variants
Rifle grenade
The
The maximum effective range is approximately 150 metres (492 ft).[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.
People's Republic of Bulgaria / Bulgaria
- RGO-78 – People's Republic of Bulgarian '70s variant with DVM-78 fuse. Grenade weighed 450 g (16 oz) and contained 85 g (3.0 oz) charge of TNT.
- RGN-86 – another People's Republic of Bulgarian modification with DVM-78 fuze. Weighed 265 g (9.3 oz) and contained 57 g (2.0 oz) charge of TNT.
Polish People's Republic / Poland
- RGO-88 – Polish People's Republic variant with А-IX-1 filling (95% RDX and 5% Phlegmatized explosive). 60 g (2.1 oz) 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.
Users
Current
Afghanistan[8][9]
Armenia[10]
Bulgaria[11]
China: Produced locally as the Type 59 grenade[12]
Georgia[13]
Ethiopia[14]
Iraq[15]
North Korea[16]
Palestine[17]
Poland: Locally produced copies[18]
Romania[19]
Russia[20]
Syria[21]
Ukraine[22]
Vietnam[23]
Former
East Germany[11]
Panama: Used by the Panama Defense Forces[24]
Soviet Union[25]
Usage in US president assassination attempt
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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 18.6 metres (61 ft) from the podium, near where Saakashvili, his wife Sandra Roelofs, Laura Bush, and other officials were seated.[26]
The grenade failed to detonate. Although original reports indicated that the grenade was not live, it was later revealed that it was.[27] 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.[26][28]
See also
- List of Russian weaponry
Bibliography
- Weeks, John, ed. (1980). Jane's infantry weapons, 1980-81. Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-531-03936-6.
- ISBN 0-7106-0963-9.
References
- ^ "Russian RDG-5 grenades in both blasts". nationmultimedia.com. The Nation.
- ^ "Ручная наступательная граната РГД-5". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2006. |RGD-5 data (in Russian)
- ^ "Hand Grenade RGD- 5". universal-dsg.com. Hartford International Group.
- ISBN 0-517-242346.
- ^ "RGD-5". Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ File:AK47Figure54.jpg – Wikisource. En.wikisource.org. Retrieved on 2011-09-27.
- ^ Operator's Manual for AK-47 Assault Rifle. Department of the Army
- ^ "Suicide Vest with 5x ball bearing sheets and 2x Grenades". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ Weeks 1980, p. 656.
- ^ "Analyst: Armenian-Modified Grenade thrown During Bush Address". Civil.ge. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ a b Nagy, Kristóf (26 October 2021). "Common Training Hand Grenades of the Warsaw Pact". The Hoplite. Armament Research Services (ARES). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-4728-0735-9.
- ^ Demetriou, Spyros (November 2002). Politics From The Barrel of a Gun: Small Arms Proliferation and Conflict in the Republic of Georgia (1989–2001) (PDF). Small Arms Survey. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-8101-3011-1.
- ISSN 0019-9532. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ US Department of Defense. "North Korea Country Handbook 1997".
- ISBN 978-1-107-08986-0.
- ^ Weeks 1980, p. 677.
- ^ Weeks 1980, p. 678.
- ^ Военнослужащие ЦВО выполнили норматив по метанию ручных гранат РГД-5 на полигоне в Челябинской области / официальный интернет-сайт министерства обороны РФ от 20 февраля 2024
- ISBN 978-1-4728-1332-9.
- ISBN 978-0-9924624-3-7. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-4728-4243-5.
- ISBN 9781855321564.
- ISSN 0132-0750. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ a b "The Case of the Failed Hand Grenade Attack: Man Who Tried to Assassinate President Convicted Overseas". Federal Bureau of Investigation. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Terry Frieden (7 September 2005). "Alleged would-be Bush assassin indicted". CNN. Retrieved 22 March 2007.
- ^ Nick Paton Walsh (19 May 2005). "FBI says hand grenade thrown at Bush was live". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 March 2007.
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