The RGD-5 is a Soviet offensive anti-personnel fragmentation grenade accepted into Soviet Army service in 1954. It replaced earlier Soviet offensive types and became standard issue for Soviet motorized rifle units. The RGD-5 was later exported across the Eastern Bloc and to Middle Eastern armed forces. Bulgaria produced copies, and the design also served as the basis for the Bulgarian-developed RGO-78 and RGN-86 variants.
The smooth body produces a smaller effective fragment radius than the F-1 defensive configuration, calibrated for assault use without fixed cover. The UZRGM fuse is fitted as standard. The RGD-5, F-1, RGO-78 and RGN-86 form the fragmentation grenade range within the hand grenades procurement catalogue, covering the full defensive-offensive spectrum of eastern-origin types.
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