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RKG-3 is a series of Soviet anti-tank hand grenades. It superseded the RPG-43 , RPG-40 and RPG-6 series, entering service in 1950. It was widely used in the 1973 Arab–Israeli War and remained a common weapon into the 2000s and early 2010s, being favoured by Iraqi insurgents during the American-led occupation .
Diagram of a Soviet RPG-43 antitank grenade. An anti-tank grenade is a specialized hand-thrown grenade used to defeat armored targets.Although their inherently short range limits the usefulness of grenades, troops can lie in ambush or maneuver under cover to exploit the limited outward visibility of the crew in a target vehicle.
The RPG-30 was unveiled in 2008 by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt, as a modern anti-tank grenade launcher designed to address the challenge of reactive armor and active protection systems (APS) on tanks. [1]
The "Grenade, Hand, Anti-Tank No. 74", commonly known as the S.T. grenade [a] or simply sticky bomb, was a British hand grenade designed and produced during the Second World War. The grenade was one of a number of ad hoc anti-tank weapons developed for use by the British Army and Home Guard after the loss of many anti-tank guns in France after ...
(low velocity grenades) 2,726 (minimum) Standard issue under-barrel grenade launcher. 200 delivered in 2007; 2,100 delivered in 2009; 150 delivered in 2011; at least 2,726 delivered in 2012 [37] M203 United States: Attached grenade launcher: 40×46 mm NATO (low velocity grenades) — Issue with special forces. In use with the M4 assault rifle ...
The RPG-43 (ruchnaya protivotankovaya granata obraztca 1943 goda, meaning hand-held anti-tank grenade) was a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge hand grenade used by the Soviet Union during World War II. It entered service in 1943, replacing the RPG-40; the RPG-40 used a simpler high explosive (HE) warhead.
Poland has signed a deal to buy anti-tank grenade launchers from Sweden's Saab in a deal worth around 6.5 billion zlotys ($1.63 billion), its Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Monday.
Anti-tank grenade: 20 cm Soviet Union: Effective against tanks up to 20mm of armour. RPG-43: Anti-tank grenade: 95mm Soviet Union: Improved version of the RPG-40. Effective against tanks up to 75mm of armour. RPG-6: Anti-tank grenade: 103mm Soviet Union: Improved version of the RPG-43. Effective against tanks up to 100mm of armour. Dyakonov ...