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Sheet 50 Other common ordnance
There are so many kinds of ordnance in Angola that very few can be shown in this training resource. The picture shows a few examples of grenades, rockets and projectiles that are commonly found. A – A projectile with its fins extended and closed. Its fuze is underneath. B – A wire guided, rail launched “Sagger” anti-tank missile. C – An RPG-7G Rocket Propelled Grenade. D – An RPG-7M Rocket Propelled Grenade. E – A BK811 series recoilless, anti-tank projectile. F – An F-1 fragmentation hand-grenade. G – An old and a new PG-7 fuze/detonator. These are as dangerous as other detonators. H – An “INERGA” anti-tank rifle grenade. I – A M60P1 anti-personnel rifle grenade with its launching cartridge and container behind it. J – An M32ZA anti-tank rifle grenade (fragmentation). K – A No.65 anti-personnel rifle grenade L – An M60 anti-tank rifle grenade. M – A hand grenade used in a rifle mode. N – An RGD-5 hand-grenade. O – Old rifle ammunition. Originally painted green, the bullets have corroded. P – heavy machine-gun ammunition. Q – A modern fragmentation hand-grenade with the fuze and detonator separated from the grenade’s plastic body.
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