RPG-18

RPG-18
RPG-18 rocket launcher with PG-18 rocket
TypeRocket-propelled grenade
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1972–present
WarsVietnam War
Cambodian Civil War
Laotian Civil War
Sino-Vietnamese War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Third Indochina War
Soviet–Afghan War[1]
Salvadoran Civil War
Gulf War
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Tajikistani Civil War
First Chechen War
Congo Civil War
Second Chechen War
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Russo-Georgian War
Kivu conflict
Syrian civil war
Russo-Ukrainian War
Specifications
Mass1.4 kg (projectile)
2.6 kg (loaded)
Length705 mm (unarmed)
1,050 mm (ready to fire)
Crew1

ShellHEAT
Caliber64 mm
Action300 mm: RHA
500 mm: Reinforced concrete
1000 mm: Brickwork
Muzzle velocity115 m/s
Effective firing range200 m

The RPG-18 Mukha (Russian: Муха, romanizedFly) is a Soviet short-range, disposable light anti-tank rocket launcher designed in 1972. It was based on the M72 LAW.[2]

  1. ^ Campbell, David (30 Nov 2017). Soviet Paratrooper vs Mujahideen Fighter: Afghanistan 1979–89. Combat 29. Osprey Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 9781472817648.
  2. ^ "RPG-18 Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher | MilitaryToday.com". www.militarytoday.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.