MRO-A

MRO-A
MRO-D, smoke warhead variant
Type Rocket-propelled grenade launcher
Place of origin Russia
Service history
In service 2003
Used by Russia
Wars Second Chechen War
Donbass War[1][2]
Production history
Designer State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt
Designed Late 1990s
Manufacturer State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt
Produced 2003
Variants MRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead)
Specifications
Weight 4.7 kg
Length 900 mm
Shell weight 2.9 kg (thermobaric warheads)
Caliber 72.5 mm
Effective firing range 90 m
Maximum firing range 450 m
Sights iron, MPO-A sighting devices are similar to those for flamethrower RPO-A

The MRO is a Russian self-contained, disposable single shot 72.5 mm rocket launcher.

Technical specification

MRO series[2]
  • Calibre: 72.5 mm
  • Length: 900 mm
  • Weight: 4.7 kg
  • Effective Range: 90 m
  • Maximum Range: 450 m
  • Variants: MRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead)

Users

References

  1. 1 2 Smallwood, Michael (1 June 2014). "Russian MRO-A Rocket Launchers in Ukraine". armamentresearch.com.
  2. 1 2 SMALL ROCKET FLAMETHROWER MRO-A "Borodach" (MRO-Z, MRO-D)
  3. ↑ Ferguson, Jonathan; Jenzen-Jones, N.R. (2014). "Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine. (Research Report No. 3)" (PDF). ARES. Retrieved 4 February 2015.


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