DM51
The explosive / fragmentation grenade DM51 / DM51A1 is the standard hand grenade of the German armed forces , where DM stands for " German model ". Their introduction in 1974/75 replaced the DM41 fragmentation hand grenade and the DT11, DT11B1 and DM21 explosive hand grenades used in the Bundeswehr . The hand grenade is manufactured by Diehl in Nuremberg ( lots DN and DNM). It is delivered ready to be thrown in a packing box as a fragmentation grenade. By removing the barrel-shaped fragment body with around 6500 steel balls , you get a pure HE grenade with a detonator . The DM51 is equipped with the igniter DM82 and the DM51A1 with the igniter DM82A1B1. The difference between the two detonators is that they have different percussion caps and different detonators. A re-ignition of the DM51 to DM51A1 took place in the ammunition depots Löwenstedt (LOS LOE), Rheinböllen (LOS RHE), Schierling (LOS SCH) and Walsrode (LOS WAL). The deadly splinter radius is about ten meters. In addition, there are the slightly modified versions DM51A2 and, since 2006, DM52A3 (modified booster charge).
Data
| Fragmentation hand grenade | Explosive hand grenade | |
|---|---|---|
| total weight | 430 g | 154 g |
| explosive | Pentastit ( nitropenta , phlegmatized) | |
| Explosives weight | 60 g | |
| delay | 3–5 s | |
| length | 107 mm | 100 mm |
| diameter | 57 mm | 33.5 mm |
| Sliver size | 2.0-2.3 mm | |
| Painting / lettering | olive green / daffodil yellow | |
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Training hand grenade
For training purposes, the training hand grenade DM58 was introduced, which is a replica of the DM51 with the same weight, shape and handling. Due to its light blue color, it can be clearly distinguished from the combat version. The DM58 has the training hand grenade charge DM48, DM48A1B1 and DM48A2 instead of an explosive charge. This triggers about 4 to 5 seconds after the hand grenade is thrown and generates a bang with simultaneous fire and smoke. An exchange of consumables such as the safety splint and the DM48 training hand grenade load enables the DM58 to be used multiple times.
Image display
Explosive grenade and fragmentation body of the DM51
German Army DM51 fragmentation hand grenade
Cross section of DM51 and detonator DM82 / 82A1B1
Section through DM51 hand grenade
Section through DM51 hand grenade
DM51 hand grenade, filling compound with splinters (left) and explosive device casing
Correct transport of the DM51 in the transport case
Training hand grenade DM58 (1983)
various
On August 31, 2014, the German federal government decided to deliver weapons to the Kurdish fighters for their use against the Islamic State . Part of the delivery, which was handed over between September 25, 2014 and November 4, 2014, consisted of 10,000 DM51 hand grenades. In the answer of the Federal Government to the small question of the parliamentary group DIE LINKE regarding the delivery of armaments to Iraq, the unit price of a DM51 hand grenade ( ammunition exchange code GV30 ) is given as around 34 euros.
See also
Web links
- 60 seconds Bundeswehr: hand grenade ( YouTube video, September 4, 2019)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Jan-Phillipp Weisswange: Hand weapons and anti-tank hand weapons of the Bundeswehr. History, tactics, technology. Mittler, Hamburg 2011 (1st edition), ISBN 978-3-8132-0932-7 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.lexpev.nl/images/reas010.jpg
- ↑ http://www.lexpev.nl/images/img9634.jpg
- ^ German Federal Government: Arms deliveries for Kurds in Iraq. August 31, 2014, accessed January 14, 2015 .
- ↑ PIZ EinsFüKdoBw editorial team: Transport completed, material handed over - instructions continue. November 10, 2014, accessed January 14, 2014 .
- ↑ Federal Government (Oliver Linz): Decision of the Federal Government on the support services. August 31, 2014, accessed January 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Bundeswehr (Robert Lehmann): The weapons for Northern Iraq. September 2, 2014, accessed January 14, 2014 .
- ↑ German Bundestag Printed Matter 18/2994. October 28, 2014, accessed February 10, 2014 .
