Before use, a locking catch on the handle must be released and a fuse, lasting an average of 4 seconds, was inserted into the top of the can. A good throw could send the grenade 30 to 40 metres. Upon detonation the shells fragment in rectangular, thin fragments, which, along with the casing and detonator fragments, deccelerate rapidly in air. Due to the fragments rapid loss of velocity the kill radius is small, making this grenade an "offensive" type. The fragmentation kill radius was approximately 15 metres with the sleeve and 10 metres without. As with most grenades of this era, there is potential for large fragment projection a great distance further than the throw.
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| - Before use, a locking catch on the handle must be released and a fuse, lasting an average of 4 seconds, was inserted into the top of the can. A good throw could send the grenade 30 to 40 metres. Upon detonation the shells fragment in rectangular, thin fragments, which, along with the casing and detonator fragments, deccelerate rapidly in air. Due to the fragments rapid loss of velocity the kill radius is small, making this grenade an "offensive" type. The fragmentation kill radius was approximately 15 metres with the sleeve and 10 metres without. As with most grenades of this era, there is potential for large fragment projection a great distance further than the throw.
- The RGD-33 was a fragmentation stick grenade used by the Soviet Union during World War II. ==Description== The fragmentation sleeve was removable though and the time delay was about four to five seconds. Before use, the grenade must be cocked via a handle and a detonator must be inserted from the top of the grenade. The detonator once inserted is pressed against the safety mechanism. Then the top cover is closed and the grenade is ready for use.
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| - Before use, a locking catch on the handle must be released and a fuse, lasting an average of 4 seconds, was inserted into the top of the can. A good throw could send the grenade 30 to 40 metres. Upon detonation the shells fragment in rectangular, thin fragments, which, along with the casing and detonator fragments, deccelerate rapidly in air. Due to the fragments rapid loss of velocity the kill radius is small, making this grenade an "offensive" type. The fragmentation kill radius was approximately 15 metres with the sleeve and 10 metres without. As with most grenades of this era, there is potential for large fragment projection a great distance further than the throw. The grenade was unusual but not unique, in that it had an optional "jacket" – a thick metal fragmentation sleeve weighing an average of 270 grams. When fitted over the grenade the sleeve improves the kill radius by producing a number of diamond shaped, heavier fragments. With the jacket installed the grenade was said to be in "defensive" mode. The grenade was complicated to use and manufacture. After the German invasion of the USSR, the simple and crude RG-42 was developed to slowly replace it.
- The RGD-33 was a fragmentation stick grenade used by the Soviet Union during World War II. ==Description== The fragmentation sleeve was removable though and the time delay was about four to five seconds. Before use, the grenade must be cocked via a handle and a detonator must be inserted from the top of the grenade. The detonator once inserted is pressed against the safety mechanism. Then the top cover is closed and the grenade is ready for use. To arm the grenade, the safety is to be pushed to the left and the grenade must be thrown to activate the firing pin mechanism which works because of the throwing movement. Once the firing pin is in position, it hits the primer turning on the delay. The weight of each grenade was about 500 grams without any fragmentation sleeve, but with the sleeve, the weight was 750 grams. About eighty-five grams of the weight was TNT. The diameter was forty-five millimetres and the average range the grenade can be thrown was between twenty-seven to thirty-seven meters. The blast radius was about 9.1 metres and although shrapnel could fly up to 100 metres. The RGD-33 could be used both as a defensive grenade and an offensive grenade because of the removable sleeve. There were no variants of the RGD-33 and it began to replaced in 1941 by the RG-42.
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