RPG-27
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The RPG-27 is a Soviet single shot disposable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) shoulder-fired missile and rocket launcher. It entered service with the Soviet Army in 1989.[2]
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RPG-27 | |
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![]() A RPG-27 rocket launcher on display at the Tula State Museum of Weapons | |
Type | Disposable rocket launcher[1] |
Place of origin | Soviet Union, Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 1989; 35 years ago (1989) |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | War in Donbass[2] Syrian Civil War |
Production history | |
Designer | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt |
Designed | 1980s |
Manufacturer | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt |
Produced | 1989[2] |
Variants | RShG-1 RMG |
Specifications | |
Mass | 7.6 kg (17 lb) |
Length | 1,155 mm (45.5 in) |
Caliber | 105 mm (4.1 in) |
Action | 750 mm (30 in): RHA 650 mm (26 in): RHA after ERA 1.5 m (4.9 ft): reinforced concrete 3.7 m (12 ft): earth |
Muzzle velocity | 120 m/s (390 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 200 m (660 ft) |
Sights | Iron sights |
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