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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the hand grenades category.
01 / Overview
RGD-5
Category
Country
Production
1954–
Unit Price (current)
$5
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
HAND GRENADES · EARLY COLD WAR
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
95
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$5
Inflation: +%0
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the hand grenades category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Weapon Typeanti-personnel fragmentation grenade
- Service Entry Year1954
- Weight0.31 kg
- Calibre58 mm
- Length114 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Operation3MOD.3
- Crew1
- Single-Use / DisposableYes
- Shoulder-FiredNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Effective Range15 m
- Maximum Range30 m
- Projectile Weight310 g
◇Warhead & Effect6MOD.6
- Warhead Typefragmentation
- Blast / Lethal Radius3 m
- HE RoundYes
- HEAT RoundNo
- Tandem ChargeNo
- Thermobaric RoundNo
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1945First deployment: Cold War
- 1954Production started
72
years in service
16
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
RGD-5 · CONFLICTS SERVED IN100% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries17country
06 / MASS Score
HAND GRENADES RANKING Hand Grenades · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
38HAND GRENADES3EARLY COLD WAR · HAND GRENADES712RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS4PRICE · HAND GRENADES982PRICE · ALL WEAPONS5PERFORMANCE/PRICE · HAND GRENADES
ⓘ Rankings are within theHand Grenadescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
A single-use or disposable underbarrel grenade launcher is a type that is intended to be used once and then discarded, often due to its low cost or limited functionality.
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