RPO Rys | |
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Type | Rocket-propelled flamethrower |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | Since 1975 |
Wars | Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian War |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.2 kg - Launcher (empty) 9.4 kg - Cartridge 12.6 kg - Loaded |
Length | 500 mm - Unloaded 1440 mm - Loaded |
Caliber | 110 mm |
Rate of fire | 1 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 125 m/s |
Effective firing range | 190 m |
Maximum firing range | 400 m |
Sights | Iron sights |
RPO "Rys" [1][2][3] (Russian: реактивный пехотный огнемёт «Рысь» (РПО «Рысь»), Rocket-propelled Infantry Flamethrower "Lynx") is a napalm rocket-propelled grenade launcher classified as flamethrower by Russian military.[4] The RPO had first entered service in 1975 and it was intended to replace the obsolete LPO-50 flamethrowers. Later it was replaced by the RPO-A Shmel.