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RG-41 was a fragmentation grenade developed during World War II
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. It was in production for only short time from 1941 to 1942 before being replaced by RG-42.http://army.armor.kiev.ua/hist/rg-41.shtml
It contained a 150 g high explosive
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charge in a cylindrical can; the total weight was about 440 grams. 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.
See also
* RG-42 *RGD-33
The Soviet RGD-33 (''Ручная Граната Дьяконова образца 33 года'' >''Ruchnaya Granata Djakonova obraztsa 33 goda'', "Hand Grenade, Dyakonov design, pattern year 93") is an anti-personnel fragmentation stick grenade ...
* List of Russian weaponry
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Hand grenades of the Soviet Union World War II infantry weapons of the Soviet Union Anti-tank grenades Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1941 {{Grenade-stub