Granat RGO-88

The RGO-88 grenade is a Polish anti-personal fragmentation grenade, designed in the late 1980s.

RGO-88
Type	Hand grenade
Place of origin	Poland
Production history
Designed	1988
Manufacturer	Zakłady Metalowe „Dezamet”
Specifications
Mass	485 g
Height	114 mm
Diameter	57 mm

History

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. 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 grenade is manufactured by Zakłady Metalowe Dezamet in Nowa Dęba and is in service with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland.

Description

The RGO 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.

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.

Users

• Poland – introduced into service in the Polish Armed Forces in the 1990s.