RPG-27

RPG-27
A RPG-27 rocket launcher on display at the Tula State Museum of Weapons
TypeDisposable rocket launcher[1]
Place of originSoviet Union, Russia
Service history
In service1989 (1989)
Used bySee Operators
WarsWar in Donbass[2]
Syrian Civil War
Production history
DesignerState Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt
Designed1980s
ManufacturerState Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt
Produced1989[2]
VariantsRShG-1
RMG
Specifications
Mass7.6 kg (17 lb)
Length1,155 mm (45.5 in)

Caliber105 mm (4.1 in)
Action750 mm (30 in): RHA
650 mm (26 in): RHA after ERA
1.5 m (4.9 ft): reinforced concrete
3.7 m (12 ft): earth
Muzzle velocity120 m/s (390 ft/s)
Effective firing range200 m (660 ft)
SightsIron sights

The RPG-27 is a Soviet single shot disposable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) shoulder-fired missile and rocket launcher. It entered service with the Soviet Army in 1989.[2]

  1. ^ "Jane's international defence review: IDR". 37 (1–6). Jane's Information Group. 2004: 226, 228. Retrieved 23 January 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Ukrainian positions in Donbas shelled by deadly Russian RPG-27 Tavolga". Ukrainian Independent Information Agency. Kyiv. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

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