Type 69 RPG

Norinco Type 69 RPG
A Type 69 RPG
Type	Anti-tank, anti-personnel, RPG
Place of origin	China
Service history
In service	1970–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Mozambican War of Independence Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Somali Civil War War in North-West Pakistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kivu conflict[1] Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Ethnic violence in South Sudan Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War Tigray War Myanmar Civil War
Production history
Designer	Norinco
Designed	1970
Manufacturer	Norinco
Produced	1970–present
Variants	Type 69-I
Specifications
Mass	5.6 kg (12.3 lb)
Length	910 mm (35.8 in)
Crew	1 or 2, depending on situation
Caliber	40 mm (1.57") barrel 85mm warhead
Effective firing range	200 m (656 ft)
Maximum firing range	600 m (1,968 ft)
Feed system	one round per shot
Sights	Iron sights. Infrared and night vision sights possible

The Type 69 85mm RPG (Chinese: 69式40毫米火箭筒), made by Norinco, is a Chinese variant of the Soviet RPG-7. First introduced in 1972,^[2] the Type 69 is a common individual anti-tank weapon in service with the PLA. More advanced grenade rounds were developed in the 1980s and 1990s to meet the requirements of modern battlefields. Eventually, the aging Type 69 RPG family was replaced by more modern anti-tank weapon systems developed by China such as the Type 89 and Type 08.