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[[Image:RG-42 HG.jpg|thumb|right|300px|RG-42 Soviet fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:RG-42 HG.jpg|thumb|right|300px|RG-42 Soviet fragmentation hand grenade]]
The RG-42 was a fragmentation grenade generated in the Soviet Union for WWII, when production was not sufficient to supply the original pre-war hand grenades. The production is a very simple design without the machinery. After the war the grenade continued to be produced in Poland and China.
The '''RG-42''' was a fragmentation grenade designed in the Soviet Union during WWII, when production was not sufficient to supply the original pre-war hand grenades. It was essentially a redesign of the short-lived RG-41 grenade to use the UZRGM universal grenade fuze, also used on the [[F-1 hand grenade]] and later the [[RGD-5]]. The production is a very simple design compared to the complicated [[RGD-33]] stick grenade. After the war, the grenade continued to be produced in Poland and China. It was eventually replaced in Soviet use by the RGD-5, starting in 1954.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
*''(1942 - ???)''
*''(1942 - 1954, all remaining examples destroyed in the 1980s due to unstable TNT filler)''
 
*'''Type''': Offensive hand grenade
*'''Length''': 130 mm
*'''Length''': 130 mm
*'''Weight''': 384 g (420 g with fuse)  
*'''Weight''': 384 g (420 g with fuze), filler 200g TNT
*'''Blast radius''': 30 meters  
*'''Blast radius''': 30 meters  
*'''Fuze''': UZRGM universal time fuze, 3-4 seconds.


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== Film: ==
 
=== Film ===
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="70"|'''Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="70"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[The Turning Point (Velikiy perelom)]]'' || [[Vladimir Maryev]] || Lt. Fyodorov || || 1945
|-
| ''[[Victorious Return (Majup ar uzvaru)]]'' || [[Pavel Volkov]] || Melnikov || || 1948
|-
|''[[Five Days, Five Nights (Fünf Tage - Fünf Nächte)]]'' ||  || Soviet soldier ||  || 1961
|-
|-
| ''[[Spring (Kwiecien)]] || [[Franciszek Pieczka]] || Pvt. Anklewicz ||  || 1961
| ''[[Spring (Kwiecien)]] || [[Franciszek Pieczka]] || Pvt. Anklewicz ||  || 1961
|-
|-
| ''[[The Orphans (Podranki)]]'' || ||  || || 1976
| ''[[The Orphans (Podranki)]]'' || ||  || || 1976
|-
| ''[[From the Bug to the Vistula (Ot Buga do Visly)]]'' || || Soviet partisans || || 1980
|-
|-
| ''[[Captive (Plennyy)]]'' || || || Seen among captured firearms || 2008
| ''[[Captive (Plennyy)]]'' || || || Seen among captured firearms || 2008
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|}


=== Television ===
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="325"|'''Show Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="175"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="225"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="275"|'''Note / Episode '''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="75"|'''Air Date'''
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[The Saboteur 3: Crimea (Diversant. Krym)]]'' || [[Kirill Pletnyov]] || Aleksey Bobrikov || As booby traps || rowspan=2|2020
|-
| || Soviet sailors ||
|-
|}
===Video Games===
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="230"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="70"|'''Date'''
|-
|''[[G.B.R : Special Commando Unit]]''|||| || ||2008
|-
|''[[Company of Heroes 2]]''|||| || ||2013
|-
|''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]''||RG42|| || ||2016
|-
|''[[Heroes & Generals]]''|| || || ||2016
|-
|}
===Anime===
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
|''[[First Squad: The Moment of Truth]]'' ||  ||  || 2009
|-
|}


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[[Category:Gun]]
[[Category:Grenade]]
[[Category:Grenade]]

Latest revision as of 19:59, 31 March 2023

RG-42 Soviet fragmentation hand grenade

The RG-42 was a fragmentation grenade designed in the Soviet Union during WWII, when production was not sufficient to supply the original pre-war hand grenades. It was essentially a redesign of the short-lived RG-41 grenade to use the UZRGM universal grenade fuze, also used on the F-1 hand grenade and later the RGD-5. The production is a very simple design compared to the complicated RGD-33 stick grenade. After the war, the grenade continued to be produced in Poland and China. It was eventually replaced in Soviet use by the RGD-5, starting in 1954.

Specifications

  • (1942 - 1954, all remaining examples destroyed in the 1980s due to unstable TNT filler)
  • Type: Offensive hand grenade
  • Length: 130 mm
  • Weight: 384 g (420 g with fuze), filler 200g TNT
  • Blast radius: 30 meters
  • Fuze: UZRGM universal time fuze, 3-4 seconds.

The RG-42 hand grenade and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Turning Point (Velikiy perelom) Vladimir Maryev Lt. Fyodorov 1945
Victorious Return (Majup ar uzvaru) Pavel Volkov Melnikov 1948
Five Days, Five Nights (Fünf Tage - Fünf Nächte) Soviet soldier 1961
Spring (Kwiecien) Franciszek Pieczka Pvt. Anklewicz 1961
The Orphans (Podranki) 1976
From the Bug to the Vistula (Ot Buga do Visly) Soviet partisans 1980
Captive (Plennyy) Seen among captured firearms 2008

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The Saboteur 3: Crimea (Diversant. Krym) Kirill Pletnyov Aleksey Bobrikov As booby traps 2020
Soviet sailors

Video Games

Title Appears as Mods Note Date
G.B.R : Special Commando Unit 2008
Company of Heroes 2 2013
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades RG42 2016
Heroes & Generals 2016

Anime

Title Character Note Date
First Squad: The Moment of Truth 2009
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