F-1 grenade (Russia)
The Soviet F-1 hand grenade (Russian: Фугасный > Fugasnyy 1, "Explosive, Type #1"), is an anti-personnel fragmentation defensive grenade. It is based on the French F1 grenade and contains a 60 g (2.1 oz) explosive charge (TNT). The total weight of the grenade with the fuze is about 600 g (21 oz).
| F-1 | |
|---|---|
F-1 hand grenade | |
| Type | anti-personnel hand grenade |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1939–present (Russia) |
| Used by | Soviet Union, Brazil, Cuba, China |
| Wars | World War II Hukbalahap Rebellion Korean War Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Angolan Civil War Iran-Iraq War Iraq War 2011 Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbass 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 600 g (1.3 lb) |
| Length | 130 mm (5.1 in) |
| Diameter | 55 mm (2.2 in) |
| Filling | Trinitrotoluene |
| Filling weight | 60 g (2.1 oz) |
Detonation mechanism | Time delay fuse 3.2 to 4.2 s |
Due to its shape and its yellow-green color, it is nicknamed the limonka (fem. "little lemon"). It is also nicknamed Efka (Russian: Эфка) for the letter F. It is similar to the American Mk 2 "pineapple grenade", which was also ultimately modeled on the French F-1.
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