RG-42
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rg-42-230-48322
title:
RG-42
text:
The Soviet RG-42 was a fragmentation grenade designed by S. G. Korshunov. It was originally introduced during World War II from 1942 onwards as an emergency measure to replace the complex RGD-33 grenade. It continued in use with the USSR and its Warsaw Pact allies in the post-war period until replaced in 1954 by the RGD-5 grenade. Stockpiles were held for emergency or reserve issue, military aid, or foreign sales. They were eventually destroyed in the 1980s due to the TNT filling degrading and b
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Soviet hand grenade
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RG-42
date created:
2005-07-08T19:14:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T14:44:19Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/RG-42_grenade_Navy.jpg","width":1257,"height":920}
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13
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