RPG-40
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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.
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