RPO Rys
RPO Rys [1][2][3] ("bobcat") is a napalm rocket-propelled grenade launcher classified as flamethrower by Russian military.[4]
| RPO Rys | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Rocket-propelled grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | USSR |
| Service history | |
| In service | since 1975 |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 1440 |
| Rate of fire | 1 |
| Effective firing range | 190 |
| Maximum firing range | 400 |
Variants
- RPO-A Shmel: Upgraded thermobaric version
- MGK Bur[5]: Upgraded miniaturized version
References
- RPO Rys Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- Stephen Hughes (2002). The Iraqi Threat and Saddam Hussein's Weapons of Mass Destruction. p. 411. ISBN 1-55369-163-6.
- "Elite Russian Airborne units land on drifting ice flows in the Arctic". 5 April 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- "Hoảng hốt sức mạnh súng phun lửa RYS của Nga" [Raising the power of flamethrower RYS of Russia] (in Vietnamese). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- Pierangelo Tendas (7 July 2014). "KBP MGK "Bur"". Retrieved 4 July 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.