Infantry weapons / Grenades / K400
K400
General Facts
- TYPE
Hand grenade - ORIGIN
South Korea - NICKNAMES
- - DESIGNED
Early 1970's - DESIGNER
Hanwha Corporation - PRODUCTION
1975 - present (K400)
1994 - present (K413) - PRODUCERS South Korea - Hanwha Corporation
- QUANTITY
Unknown - UNIT COST
Unknown - CHARACTERISTICS
High quality
Average lethality
Introduction
The K400 is a late Cold War era hand grenade of South Korean origin. The design has been inspired by the M67 grenade but has been modified over time. The K400 series has an olive drab body with bright yellow markings.
Design
The K400 has been based on the M67 grenade but is modified in various areas. The K400 has a slightly different body and features the K402 fuze. The steel body is embossed in order to produce a maximum amount of fragments of similar size. The K413 is a smaller and lighter model and features a tungsten body.
Firepower
The K400 is filled with 130 g Comp B and has a lethal radius of 10 to 15 meters. The smaller K413 is filled with 62 g Comp B and also has a lethal radius of 10 to 15 meters. The K413 has a reduced lethality but can be thrown further as it is lighter.
Users
The K400 series hand grenades are standard issue in the South Korean military. The grenade body will produce about 1.300 fragments. They are also available for export and have been sold to various nations, including in South America.
K400
The K400 grenade is a South Korean development of the M67 grenade.
- Specifications:
- K400
| Type | Defensive handgrenade |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 60 mm |
| Length | 90 mm |
| Weight | 0.450 kg |
| Fuse | K201, 4 - 5 second time delay |
|---|---|
| Filling | 130 g Comp B, embossed steel body resulting in 1.300 fragments |
| Effect | 10 - 15 m lethal radius |
| Velocity | Hand thrown |
| Range | Hand thrown |
|---|---|
| Remarks | - |
K413
The KE878 is a smaller and lighter version of the K400 and has been renamed as the K413.
- Specifications:
- K413
| Type | Defensive hand grenade |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 55 mm |
| Length | 72 mm |
| Weight | 0.260 kg |
| Fuse | KE879, 4 - 5 second time delay |
|---|---|
| Filling | 62 g Comp B, cubic tungsten body |
| Effect | 10 - 15 m lethal radius |
| Velocity | Hand thrown |
| Range | Hand thrown |
|---|---|
| Remarks | - |
K401
The K401 is a practice grenade of similar size and weight as the K400.
- Specifications:
- K401
| Type | Training hand grenade |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 60 mm |
| Length | 90 mm |
| Weight | 0.450 kg |
| Fuse | K203, 4 - 5 second time delay |
|---|---|
| Filling | 2 g black powder |
| Effect | Non lethal, bang only |
| Velocity | Hand thrown |
| Range | Hand thrown |
|---|---|
| Remarks | - |
