RG-42

The RG-42 hand fragmentation grenade (Figure 8) consists of a housing with a fuse tube, a metal strip, a bursting charge and a fuse. The grenade housing serves to accommodate the bursting charge, a metal strip, a fuse tube, and also to form fragments during the explosion of the grenade. The housing is cylindrical, has a bottom and a lid. A tube with a flange is attached to the lid for connecting the fuse to the grenade and for sealing the bursting charge in the housing. When storing and transporting the grenade, the tube is closed with a plastic stopper or a metal cap. The metal strip serves to form fragments during the explosion of the grenade. It is twisted in 3–4 layers inside the housing. To increase the number of fragments, the surface of the strip is cut into squares. The bursting charge fills the housing and serves to break the grenade into fragments.

1 – підривник; 2 – кришка; 3 – корпус; 4 – осколкова стрічка з насічками; 5 – дно; 6 – трубка; 7 – заряд ВР.