RPG-40
RPG-40 | |
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Type | Anti-tank grenade |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1938- |
Used by | Soviet Union and Warsaw pact countries |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | M. I. Puzirev[1] |
Designed | 1938[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1.200 kg[1] |
Length | 20 cm |
Filling | TNT |
Filling weight | 0.760 kg[1] |
The RPG-40 was an anti-tank hand grenade developed by the Soviet Union in 1940.[1]
Description[]
Upon contact, 760 grams of explosives contained within it were detonated and produced a blast effect. This enabled about 20–25 mm of armour to be penetrated and caused secondary damage, such as spalling, on contact with thicker armour.[1] This made the grenade very effective against earlier German tanks, but ineffective against later models, such as the Panzer IV and the Panzer V, leading to the RPG-43 replacing it in 1943.
Users[]
See also[]
- List of Russian weaponry
- No. 73 Grenade
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Categories:
- Hand grenades of the Soviet Union
- Anti-tank grenades
- World War II infantry weapons of the Soviet Union
- Military equipment introduced in the 1940s
- Explosive weapon stubs