RPG-29
The RPG-29 "Vampir" is a Soviet reusable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher. Adopted by the Soviet Army in 1989, it was the last RPG to be adopted by the Soviet military before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
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The RPG-29 has since been supplemented by other rocket-propelled systems, such as the RPG-30 and RPG-32. The RPG-29 has been implicated in an attack on the British Challenger 2 in Iraq, as well as in attacks on Israeli Merkava tanks in Lebanon, which breached the tanks' armor and in some cases injured or killed members of the crew.
The RPG-29 is a shoulder-launched, unguided, tube-style, breech-loading anti-tank rocket system with a range of 500 meters. The light weapon is designed to be carried and used by a single soldier. On the top of the launch tube is a 2.7×1P38 optical sight.
When launched, the missile deploys eight fins as the rocket leaves the launcher, stabilizing the rocket during flight, up to a range of 500 meters.
The RPG-29 is unusual among Russian anti-tank rocket launchers in that it lacks an initial propellant charge to place the projectile at a safe distance from the operator before the rocket ignites. Instead, the rocket engine starts as soon as the trigger is pulled, and burns out before the projectile leaves the barrel.
Mass: 12.1 kg (27 lb) unloaded (with optical sight) or 18.8 kg (41 lb) loaded (ready to fire)
Length:
- 1 m (3 ft 3 in) (disassembled for transportation)
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) (ready to fire)
Cartridge:
- PG-29V tandem rocket
- TBG-29V thermobaric rounds
Caliber:
- 105 mm (4.1 in) barrel
- 65 and 105 mm (2.6 and 4.1 in) warheads
Muzzle velocity: 280 m/s (920 ft/s)
Effective firing range: 500 m (1,600 ft) or 800 m (2,600 ft) (with tripod and fire control unit)
Sights: Iron, optical, and night sights available with ranges up to 450 m (1,480 ft); automated day and day-night sights with laser rangefinder
Blast yield: 750 mm (30 in) RHA; 650 mm (26 in) RHA after ERA; 1,500 mm (59 in) Reinforced concrete; 3,700 mm (150 in) Log and earth fortification
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RPG-29
Description
Type
Role
Country of Origin
Introduction
Note
The RPG-29 "Vampir" is a Soviet reusable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher. Adopted by the Soviet Army in 1989, it was the last RPG to be adopted by the Soviet military before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The RPG-29 has since been supplemented by other rocket-propelled systems, such as the RPG-30 and RPG-32. The RPG-29 has been implicated in an attack on the British Challenger 2 in Iraq, as well as in attacks on Israeli Merkava tanks in Lebanon, which breached the tanks' armor and in some cases injured or killed members of the crew.
The RPG-29 is a shoulder-launched, unguided, tube-style, breech-loading anti-tank rocket system with a range of 500 meters. The light weapon is designed to be carried and used by a single soldier. On the top of the launch tube is a 2.7×1P38 optical sight.
When launched, the missile deploys eight fins as the rocket leaves the launcher, stabilizing the rocket during flight, up to a range of 500 meters.
The RPG-29 is unusual among Russian anti-tank rocket launchers in that it lacks an initial propellant charge to place the projectile at a safe distance from the operator before the rocket ignites. Instead, the rocket engine starts as soon as the trigger is pulled, and burns out before the projectile leaves the barrel.
Technical data and Packaging
Mass: 12.1 kg (27 lb) unloaded (with optical sight) or 18.8 kg (41 lb) loaded (ready to fire)
Length:
- 1 m (3 ft 3 in) (disassembled for transportation)
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) (ready to fire)
Cartridge:
- PG-29V tandem rocket
- TBG-29V thermobaric rounds
Caliber:
- 105 mm (4.1 in) barrel
- 65 and 105 mm (2.6 and 4.1 in) warheads
Muzzle velocity: 280 m/s (920 ft/s)
Effective firing range: 500 m (1,600 ft) or 800 m (2,600 ft) (with tripod and fire control unit)
Sights: Iron, optical, and night sights available with ranges up to 450 m (1,480 ft); automated day and day-night sights with laser rangefinder
Blast yield: 750 mm (30 in) RHA; 650 mm (26 in) RHA after ERA; 1,500 mm (59 in) Reinforced concrete; 3,700 mm (150 in) Log and earth fortification
Type of packaging
Quantity per pack
Number in a wooden case
Dimensions of a wooden case
Weight of the package
Weight of wooden case
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