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RPG 26

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Place of origin
  
Soviet Union

Used by
  
Russian Ground Forces

In service
  
1985 - present

Designed
  
1980s

RPG-26

Type
  
Anti-tank rocket launcher

Designer
  
State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt

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.

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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

    • Current operators

  •  Russia
  •  Armenia
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Syria

    • Former operators

  •  Soviet Union

    • References

    RPG-26 Wikipedia
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