The RGD-33 Fragmentation Grenade

 


RGD-33 shown with fragmentation sleeve (left) and without (right)

 

RGD-33 Technical Data

Designation:

Ruchnaya Granata Dyakonov 1933 Goda
(Dyakonov Hand Grenade of 1933)

Manufacturer:

Soviet State Arsenals

Year Adopted:

1933

Operational Status (Obsolete):

Soviet Union - Obsolete

Nazi Germany - Used captured grenades under new designation Handgranate 337 (r)

Physical Dimensions
     Height:
     Diameter:

 
191 mm (7.5 inches)
46 mm (2.2 inches)

Weight of Grenade
     without Fragmentation Sleeve:
     with lightened Fragmentation Sleeve:
     with Fragmentation Sleeve:

 
510 grams (18 ounces)
625 grams (22.4 ounces)
750 grams (26.5 ounces)

Explosive Charge:

85 grams of TNT

Fuse Type:

Uncertain at Present

Fuse Delay:

3.6 seconds (± 0.4 sec)

Casualty Radius:
     without fragmentation sleeve:
     with fragmentation sleeve:		  
5 meters (16 feet)
25 meters (82 feet)
Danger Radius:
     without fragmentation sleeve:
     with fragmentation sleeve:


100 meters (328 feet)
25 meters (82 feet)

Thrown Range:

30-40 meters (depending on individual soldier)

 

  

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Sources Cited

(1) Gebhardt, James F. The Official Soviet Army Hand Grenade Manual. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 1998. Print

(2) Barker, A.J. and John Walter. Russian Infantry Weapons of World War II. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1971. Print.

(3) Hogg, Ian V., Jane's Infantry Weapons 1984-1985, 10th Edition, London: Jane's Information Group, 1984. Print.

(4) TM-30-546 Glossary of Soviet Military and Related Abbreviations, Department of the Army: Washington D.C., 1957, Print.