Rocket Launchers
Includes recoilless grenade launchers
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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Petropavlovsky Reactive Gun _experimental |
65mm | External: |
|
RPG-1 / LPG-44
_experimental |
70mm | External: |
|
RPG-2
_succeeded by |
82mm | ||
RPG-4 / RPG-150
_lost to RPG-7 |
83mm | External: |
|
RPG-7
_succeeded by |
PG-7VL “Luch” _93mm, 2.6 kg, 1977
|
RPG-7D _paratrooper RPG-7N/DN RPG-7V RPG-7V1/D1 RPG-7V2/D2 _ |
|
RPG-16 Grom (Udar)
_more accurate but |
58.3mm | External: , |
|
RPG-18 Mukha *
_meant to replace |
64mm | ||
RPG-22 Netto *
_succeeded by |
72.5mm | ||
RPG-26 Aglen * | 72.5mm | RShG-2 (combined warhead (light)) ** |
|
RPG-27 Tavolga *
_medium AT |
105mm | RShG-1 (combined warhead (medium)) ** |
External: , |
RPG-28 Klyukva *
_heavy AT |
125mm | External: , |
|
RPG-29 Vampir | 105mm | ||
RPG-30 Kryuk *
_the first grenade |
105mm | External: , |
|
RPG-32 Hashim
_developed |
72.5 and 105mm (AT, combined ***) |
||
DP-61 Duel
_supplemented by |
55mm depth charges | MRG-1 Ogonyok: _stationary variant _with 7 launch tubes |
External: |
RMG Zanos *
_multi-purpose |
105mm | External: , |
* - disposable launch tube
** - thermobaric–high_explosive–fragmentation–incendiary
*** - thermobaric–fragmentation–armor-piercing
**** - tandem shaped charge – high explosive; explodes after penetrating some of its target (e.g. wall) for fragmentation effect
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