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Additional charge for RGD-33
- Thread starter MINENAZ16
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Yes, it is correct combination. Appeared not later as September 1941.
No information about name of it.
It was producing short period of time. Reason - reduce quantity of RGD-33 as A/T grenade : one grenade RGD-33 with tin of explosive, instead of 5 grenades RGD-33.
Eggburt1969
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It seems to be referred to in a book I have as the RPG-41 (РПГ-41) or RGD-41 (РГД-40). The 'D' in the latter short for the person who led the project M.G. D'yakonova (М.Г. Дьяконова).
It would seem to use an RGD-33 lower and a modified and larger upper, plus a large detachable over charge. The total HE mass was about 1 kg.
It seems this one was the earlier version of the later and larger RPG-41 that has a single piece warhead containing 1.4-1.5 kg of HE.
There's also the earlier RPG-40, that contains about 760 g of HE.
It would seem to use an RGD-33 lower and a modified and larger upper, plus a large detachable over charge. The total HE mass was about 1 kg.
It seems this one was the earlier version of the later and larger RPG-41 that has a single piece warhead containing 1.4-1.5 kg of HE.
There's also the earlier RPG-40, that contains about 760 g of HE.
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Yes but this one seems to be an improvised grenade, RGD33 with additionnal charge (others are made with single body)
