RPG-27
| RPG-27 | |
|---|---|
A RPG-27 rocket launcher on display at the Tula State Museum of Weapons | |
| Type | Disposable rocket launcher |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union, Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1989 |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | War in Donbas Syrian Civil War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt |
| Designed | 1980s |
| Manufacturer | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt |
| Produced | 1989 |
| Variants | RShG-1 RMG |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7.6 kg (17 lb) |
| Length | 1,155 mm (45.5 in) |
| Caliber | 105 mm (4.1 in) |
| Action | 750 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 velocity | 120 m/s (390 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Sights | Iron sights |
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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.