• Source: RPG-18

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.




History



The RPG-18 is very similar to the US M72-series LAW anti-tank rocket launcher, with captured examples during the Vietnam War likely being sent to the Soviet Union. The RPG-18 has been succeeded by the RPG-22, a very similar design with a larger warhead.




Description


The RPG-18 fires a 64 mm PG-18 high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead mounted on a small rocket able to engage targets within 200 meters. The warhead self-destructs six seconds after launch, placing a limit on range even if a sight was used that was effective with targets beyond 200 meters. The RPG-18 can penetrate up to 300 mm of conventional armor. However, performance is significantly lessened when the RPG-18 is used against targets protected by HEAT-resistant explosive reactive armour (ERA) or composite armor.
Unlike better known weapons, the RPG-18 requires only one operator because it is not reloadable. Assistant grenadiers are used to help reload the RPG-2, RPG-7 and RPG-16 systems.




Users


Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Chad
Congo
Georgia
Greece
Hamas
Iraqi insurgents
Islamic State
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Transnistria
Panama
Russia
Syria
Free Syrian Army
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan




= Former users

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Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
Donetsk People's Republic: Used by DPR forces during the War in Donbas and the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine before their annexation by Russia in November 2022.
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN)
East Germany
Nicaragua: Sandinista Popular Army
Soviet Union: Passed on to successor states.
Real Irish Republican Army




See also


RPG-76 Komar – (Polish People's Republic, Poland)
M80 Zolja – (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)




References






= General

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Jones, Richard. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2005–06. Coulsdon: Jane's, 2005. ISBN 0-7106-2694-0.




External links



RPG-18 (in Russian)
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