RDG-2
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Vinony files it under Hand grenades of Poland, Hand grenades of the Soviet Union and Military equipment introduced in the 1950s.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- smoke grenade
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Image
- РДГ-2Б.png
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- RGD-2
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Design
- Variants
- RDG-2M
- Adoption
- Users
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RDG-2 () is a hand-held smoke grenade of Soviet design.
== Design == Initially as a handheld smoke grenade RDG; it had the shape of a cylinder, was made of cardboard and weighed about 0.5 kg. It produced a smoke screen up to 30 meters long and 5–8 m wide. The time of intensive smoking of the grenade was 60–90 seconds. The grenade was ignited by rubbing the grenade fuse with a rub. The troops were supplied with grenades emitting white or black smoke.
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