RPG-26
RPG-26 | |
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An RPG-26 in a museum | |
Type | Anti-tank rocket launcher |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1985 - present |
Used by | Russian Ground Forces |
Wars |
Syrian Civil War War in Donbass |
Production history | |
Designer | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt |
Designed | 1980s |
Manufacturer | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt |
Produced | 1985 - present |
Variants | RShG-2 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 2.9 kilograms (6.4 lb) |
Length | 77 centimetres (30 in) |
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Caliber | 72.5 mm |
Action | 440 millimeters of armour at 60° impact degree[1], one meter of reinforced concrete or one and a half meters of brickwork |
Effective firing range | 250 m |
Sights | Iron sights |
The RPG-26 Aglen is a disposable anti-tank rocket launcher developed by the Soviet Union. It fires a single-stage rocket with jack-knife fins, which unfold after launch. The rocket carries a 72.5 millimeter diameter high explosive anti-tank single shaped charge warhead capable of penetrating 440 millimeters of armour, one meter of reinforced concrete or one and a half meters of brickwork. It has a maximum effective range of around 250 meters.
A variant of the RPG-26, called the RShG-2, is armed with a thermobaric warhead. The RShG-2 is heavier than the RPG-26 at 3.5 kilograms, and has a reduced direct fire range of 115 meters. It is in service with the Russian Ground Forces.
Specifications
- Calibre: 72.5 mm
- Length: 770 mm
- Weight: 2.9 kg
- Range: effective combat, 250 m
- Operating temperature: -50 to +50°C
- RHA penetration: 440 mm at 60°
Operators
Current operators
Former operators
See also
References
- ↑ https://topwar.ru/18484-ruchnoy-protivotankovyy-granatomet-rpg-26-aglen.html
- ↑ "Российское оружие в Армении" [Russian weapons in Armenia]. nvo.ng.ru (in Russian). 10 August 2018.
- ↑ http://delta.gov.ge/file/2016/10/small-arm-a4.compressed.pdf
- ↑ http://www.delta.gov.ge/en/product/pdm-1/
- 1 2 Ferguson, Jonathan; Jenzen-Jones, N.R. (November 2014). Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine, 2014 (PDF). Research Report 3. Armament Research Services. pp. 26, 48. ISBN 978-0-9924624-3-7.
- ↑ Toumaj, Amir (October 14, 2016). "Russian influence evident in Palestinian militia in Syria". Long War Journal. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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