RPG-18

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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[1] 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

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.^[2]