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The RPG-30, like the RPG-27, is a man-portable, disposable anti-tank rocket launcher with a single shot capacity.Unlike the RPG-27 however, there is a smaller diameter precursor round in a side tube, in addition to the main round in the main tube.
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.
An IDF Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer equipped with slat armor surrounding its driver's cab. Slat armor (or slat armour in British English), also known as bar armor, cage armor, and standoff armor, is a type of vehicle armor designed to protect against high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) attacks, as used by anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).
Most anti-tank guns were developed in the 1930s as improvements in tanks were noted, [4] and nearly every major arms manufacturer produced one type or another. [7] Anti-tank guns deployed during World War II were manned by specialist infantry rather than artillery crews, and issued to infantry units accordingly. [4]
The RPG-27 Tavolga ('meadow grass') was developed by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt, as a modern, anti-tank grenade launcher with a one-stage rocket, designed to defeat modern and future tanks with advanced reactive and composite armor, and fortified infantry. [3] The RPG-27 was developed by the Soviet Union from the RPG-26.
The RPG-32 Barkas (Russian: РПГ-32) is a reusable Russian shoulder-launched, unguided anti-tank rocket system. It was designed and developed by state-owned Unitary enterprise (FGUP) "Bazalt" weapon manufacturing company.
RKG-3 anti-tank grenade; RPG-6; RPG-40; RPG-43; S. Sticky bomb; STRIM 65; T. Type 3 grenade; Type 06 rifle grenade; Type L grenade This page was last edited on 19 ...
The RShG-2 (Russian: Реактивная Штурмовая Граната, Reaktivnaya Shturmovaya Granata, Rocket-propelled Assault Grenade) Aglen-2 (Аглень-2) is a RPG-26 variant with thermobaric warhead. RShG-2 is heavier than the RPG-26 at 3.5 kilograms (7.7 lb) and has a reduced direct fire range of 115 metres (377 ft).