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m (RGD-1 hand grenade moved to F-1 hand grenade: We should update to the correct nomenclature per Russian info. Us old timers used to call this the RGD-1 grenade all during the Cold War, but it is incorrect since the Russians never called it that.) |
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[[Image:deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|RGD-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | [[Image:deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|RGD-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]] | ||
| + | The F-1 Hand Grenade was a Soviet Era fragmentation grenade that was used during World War 2. It was still in use by Soviet military forces all the way through the 1980s, even though the RGD-5 was the standard issue grenade. It was seen during the Russo-Afghan War (1979-1988). It was sometimes referred to (incorrectly) as the RGD-1 Grenade during the Cold War, and only after the fall of the Communism did Western scholars determine that the Russians never called it anything other than "F-1". | ||
| − | + | '''The F-1 fragmentation hand grenade is featured in the following:'' | |
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| + | ==Film== | ||
* Afghan Mujahideen in ''[[Beast of War, The|The Beast of War]]'' | * Afghan Mujahideen in ''[[Beast of War, The|The Beast of War]]'' | ||
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| − | + | * [[Sylvester Stallone]] as John Rambo in ''[[Rambo 3]]'' | |
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| + | * Various Soviet commandos in ''[[Rambo 3]]'' | ||
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| + | ==Video Games== | ||
* ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'' | * ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'' | ||
Revision as of 01:42, 3 December 2009
The F-1 Hand Grenade was a Soviet Era fragmentation grenade that was used during World War 2. It was still in use by Soviet military forces all the way through the 1980s, even though the RGD-5 was the standard issue grenade. It was seen during the Russo-Afghan War (1979-1988). It was sometimes referred to (incorrectly) as the RGD-1 Grenade during the Cold War, and only after the fall of the Communism did Western scholars determine that the Russians never called it anything other than "F-1".
'The F-1 fragmentation hand grenade is featured in the following:
Film
- Afghan Mujahideen in The Beast of War
- Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo in Rambo 3
- Various Soviet commandos in Rambo 3