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[[Image:deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:deactivated f1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
The F-1 Hand Grenade was a Soviet Era defensive fragmentation grenade that was used since World War 2. It was still in use by Soviet military forces all the way through the 1980s together with offensive [[RGD-5 hand grenade|RGD-5]]. Both grenades were to be replaced with new [[RGN hand grenade|RGN]] and [[RGO hand grenade|RGO]] grenades in 1980s but due to collapse of Soviet Union the replacement mostly stopped and they are still standart issue grenades for Russian Armed Forces. 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 Hand Grenade was a Soviet Era defensive fragmentation grenade that was used since World War 2. It was still in use by Soviet military forces all the way through the 1980s together with offensive [[RGD-5 hand grenade|RGD-5]]. Both grenades were to be replaced with new [[RGN hand grenade|RGN]] and [[RGO hand grenade|RGO]] grenades in 1980s but due to collapse of Soviet Union the replacement mostly stopped and they are still standard issue grenades for Russian Armed Forces. 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".   


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Revision as of 13:31, 5 October 2011

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

The F-1 Hand Grenade was a Soviet Era defensive fragmentation grenade that was used since World War 2. It was still in use by Soviet military forces all the way through the 1980s together with offensive RGD-5. Both grenades were to be replaced with new RGN and RGO grenades in 1980s but due to collapse of Soviet Union the replacement mostly stopped and they are still standard issue grenades for Russian Armed Forces. 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 can be seen in the following films and video games:

Film

Actor Character Title Note Date
Criminals Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti) 2009
Palestinian terrorists Munich 2005
Afghan Mujahideen The Beast of War 1988
Sylvester Stallone John Rambo Rambo 3 1988
Soviet Commandos Rambo 3 1988
Russian scouts Star (Zvezda), The 2002
Aleksey Chadov Ivan War (Voyna) 2002
John War (Voyna) 2002

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Notation Air Date
Stormgate as anti-personnel mine 2006

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Release Date
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault 2002
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix 2002
Project Reality 2005
Project Reality Grenade Trap Used as part of IED 2005
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 2006
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 2007
9th Company: Roots of Terror 2008
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010