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Rocket flamethrower produced and exported by Russia and the former Soviet Union.1 Description
The RPO is a single-shot, self-contained tube shaped launcher which operates much like some RPG and LAW rocket launchers. The launcher is a sealed tube, carried in a man-pack in pairs. The same person can remove the tube, place it in firing position, and launch the weapon without assistance. After launch, the tube is discarded. All models are externally similar.
2 Ammunition
Each weapon contains a single rocket, of which there are three varieties. The basic rocket is the RPO-A, designed for attacking soft targets under moderate cover. The RPO-Z is the flammable warhead designed to spread fire and ignite targets. Finally, there is a smoke producing warhead offered, the RPO-D.
3 Specifications
Manufacturer specifications provided by Rosoboronexport:
- Calibre: 93 mm
- Launcher Length: 920 mm
- Weapon Weight: 11 kg
- Sighting Range: 600 m
- Maximum Range: 1,000 m
- Warhead (RPO-A): 2.1 kg thermobaric
- Warhead (RPO-D): 2.3 kg smoke
- Warhead (RPO-Z): 2.1 kg flaming
- Crew: 1
Incendiary weapons
Rockets and missiles
Personal weapons
Anti-fortification weapons
Anti-personnel weapons
Soviet Cold War weapons
Modern Russian weapons
