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The RPG-26 Aglen is a disposable anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher developed by the Soviet Union. It fires a one-stage rocket with jack-knife fins, which unfold after launch.
From top to bottom: RPO-A Shmel, RPG-22, RPG-26, RPG-18. A hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher ( Russian : ручной противотанковый гранатомёт , romanized : ruchnoy protivotankovyy granatomyot , RPG ) is a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon that launches rockets equipped with a shaped-charge explosive warhead .
RPG-16: NPO Bazalt — Soviet Union Reusable 1976 58.3 mm Used mostly by special forces [69] RPG-18: NPO Bazalt Soviet Union Disposable 1972 64 mm [70] RPG-22: NPO Bazalt Soviet Union Disposable 1985 72.5 mm [71] RPG-26: NPO Bazalt Soviet Union Disposable 1985 72.5 mm [72] RPG-27: NPO Bazalt Soviet Union Disposable 1989 105 mm [73] RPG-29: NPO ...
The RPO-A is a single-shot, self-contained tube shaped launcher that operates much like the RPG-18 anti-tank launcher, a sealed tube, carried in a man-pack in pairs. The same person can remove the tube, place it in firing position, and launch the weapon without assistance.
The RPG-7 [a] is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket launcher. The RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and are now manufactured by the Russian company Bazalt. The weapon has the GRAU index (Russian armed forces index) 6G3.
The RMG is a further derivative of the RPG-26 that uses a tandem-charge warhead, with the precursor high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead blasting an opening for the main thermobaric charge to enter and detonate inside. [44]
The PF-89 or Type 89 is a portable, disposable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled rocket launcher.Developed by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the PF-89 was designed to replace the obsolete Type 69 RPG, providing a man-portable, single-use assault weapon system that could be used mainly by infantry squads to engage and defeat light armor and bunkers.
The RPG-29 "Vampir" is a Soviet reusable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher. Adopted by the Soviet Army in 1989, it was the last RPG to be adopted by the Soviet military before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. The RPG-29 has since been supplemented by other rocket-propelled systems, such as the RPG-30 and RPG-32.