RGN (Ruchnaya Granata Nastupatelnaya)

History

The RGN ("Ruchnaya Granata Nastupatel'naya") is a simple, standardized Soviet-made fragmentation grenade. Its role on the battlefield is a highly portable offensive throwing weapon used to defeat stubborn enemy forces. To do its job, the grenade is equipped with an RDX/wax charge with a shock fuse timer that can detonate between 1 and 4 seconds depending on the action (both shock and non-shock initiation schemes are built in). Its design was typical of grenades of the period, as the safety pin had to be pulled to activate the weapon.

The lower part of the grenade is the actual payload body, which shatters in half, causing lethal metal fragments within a 25-meter radius.

The RGN series was introduced around 1990, before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Therefore, the stock fell to the next Russian country. Ukraine is another well-known grenade operator.

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