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File:Граната РГ-41.png

Drawing of RG-41 hand grenade.

The Soviet RG-41 was a fragmentation grenade developed during WWII. It was in production for only a short time from 1941 to 1942 before being replaced by the RG-42.

It contained a 150g high explosive charge in a cylindrical can; the total weight was about 440g. 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.

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