HG 85

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The HG 85 is the fragmentation hand grenade of the Swiss Armed Forces. Due to its special constructed fuse and packaging, it is considered especially secure. For this reasons, it is also used in a number of other European Armies.

It entered service in the Swiss Army in 1985.

[edit] Technical Data of Handgranate 85 (HG85) (CH)[1]

  • Manufacturer RUAG
  • Total weight ca. 465g
  • Explosive content ca. 155g
  • Delay of fuse 3,5 - 4,5 s (at 20°C)
  • Fragmentation:
    • Total fragments ca. 1800
    • at a distance of 5m to detonation point: 4-5/m²
    • Energie per fragment at a distance of 5m to the detonation poin ca. 80J

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Inauen, Josef: (ed.) "Schweizer Armee 2001", p. 166. Huber & Co, 2000
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