RPG-18
The RPG-18 Mukha (Russian: Муха, romanized: Fly) is a Soviet short-range, disposable light anti-tank rocket launcher designed in 1972. It was based on the M72 LAW.
| RPG-18 | |
|---|---|
RPG-18 rocket launcher with PG-18 rocket | |
| Type | Rocket-propelled grenade |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1972–present |
| Wars | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Salvadoran Civil War Gulf War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Tajikistan Civil War First Chechen War Congo Civil War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War 2008 South Ossetian War Kivu conflict Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1.4 kg (projectile) 2.6 kg (loaded) |
| Length | 705 mm (unarmed) 1,050 mm (ready to fire) |
| Crew | 1 |
| Shell | HEAT |
| Caliber | 64 mm |
| Action | 300 mm: RHA 500 mm: Reinforced concrete 1000 mm: Brickwork |
| Muzzle velocity | 115 m/s |
| Effective firing range | 200 m |
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