| RGO-88 | |
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| Type | Hand grenade |
| Place of origin |  Poland |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1988-present |
| Used by | Polish Armed Forces |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Military Institute of Armament Technology |
| Designed | 1988 |
| Manufacturer | Zakłady Metalowe „Dezamet” |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 485 g |
| Height | 114 mm |
| Diameter | 57 mm |
| Filling | Hexogen |
| Filling weight | 60 g |
Detonation mechanism | Time delay fuse 3.2 to 4 s |
The RGO-88 grenade is a Polish anti-personal fragmentation grenade, designed in the late 1980s.
In the second half of the 1980s, work began in Poland on a new defensive grenade – a successor to the F-1 grenade. The new grenade was to be much more effective for a similar weight. This goal was achieved by equipping it with a plastic body (similar to the Soviet RGD-5). Steel balls were embedded inside the body, constituting striking elements. Compared to the F-1 grenade, it was possible to achieve three times greater effectiveness in the striking area with a smaller weight.
A major advantage associated with the use of prefabricated striking elements is the assurance of complete safety for the thrower (the striking range is smaller than the throw range).
The RGO-88 grenades is manufactured by Zakłady Metalowe Dezamet in Nowa Dęba. [1]
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The RGO-88 grenade is a defensive grenade. The main element is a plastic body with embedded steel balls. Inside the body is an explosive, hexogen. The body is covered from the outside with a thin steel sheet casing. In the upper part of the body is the UZGR or UZRGM fuse socket. [2]
The grenades are packed in wooden boxes, 20 pieces in a box measuring 517 × 305 × 150 and weighing 16 kg, and the fuses for them, 10 pieces in metal boxes, hermetically sealed. [3]
Poland – introduced into service in the Polish Armed Forces in the 1990s.