- RPG-76
Infobox Weapon
name= RPG-76
caption= An extended RPG-76 Komar
origin=flagcountry|Poland
type=Rocket-propelled grenade
is_ranged=yes
service=1980–present
used_by=Poland
wars=Iraq War ,War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
designer=
design_date=1973
manufacturer= Precision Works inNiewiadowo (Zakład Sprzętu Precyzyjnego w Niewiadowie)
unit_cost=
production_date= 1980
number=
variants=
spec_label=
weight=2.1/1.78 kg (launcher with grenade/grenade)
length= 1190/805 mm (extended/folded)
part_length=
width=
height=
diameter=
crew=1
cartridge=68 mm, 1.7 kg, 260 mm of penetration
caliber=40 mm (1.57 in)
barrels=one
action= one shot
rate= one shot
velocity= 145 m/s
range= 250 m
max_range=
feed= one shot, non re usable launch tube
sights=iron sightsRPG-76 Komar (eng. "Mosquito") is a Polish light one-shot anti-tank grenade launcher that fires an unguided
anti-tank rocket propelled grenade.The weapon was designed as a smaller and lighter alternative to the RPG-7, especially for use by airborne troops.Design phase
In
1971 in the Polish Military Institiute of Defense Technology a program codenamed “Argus” was began. The goal of the project was to develop an anti-tank grenade launcher with a single use launch tube, which could supplement theRPG-7 launcher. Two versions were considered: arecoilless rifle and a rocket propelled grenade launcher. The rocket variant was chosen due to the fact that earlier experience gained during the development of the rocket assisted PGN-60 . At this stage apart from the team of Polish scientists (Z.Zborowski, K.Kowalewski, T.Witczak, Z.Kapustka, A. Perełkowicz, K. Laskowski, Z.Kupidura), a team ofBulgaria n scientists from the Military Institiute of Research and Development inSophia was also involved. The task of The Bulgarian scientists ws to develop the rocket engine and the launcher. The presentation of the first prototype took place in1973 on the III Central Military Invention and rationalization Exhibition, the weapon was then designated as “HEAT grenade with single use launch tube RPG-73”In1980 a series of prototype launchers was produced. In the following years cooperation with Bulgarians has broken down, and the launcher was continued to be developed as a Polish onlyThe weapon was adopted by the Polish Army in
1985 as "RPG-76 Komar", and with the warhead incapable of penetrating the front armor of modern western tanks it became a specialized weapon, never to be deployed by regural troops.It was produced in the Precision works inNiewiadowo , Poland.The weapon is no longer produced, in the year 2003 it was withdrawn from front line units due to the limited ant-tank capabilities of the grenade. Polish Airborne and
Special forces have replaced the RPG-76 with a small number of heavier multipurposeCarl Gustav recoilless rifle s using a variety of modern ammunition types. Polish units in Iraq and Afghanistan (ISAF) are equipped with a limited number of the RPG-76 launchers.The weapon is shipped in wooden crates, 6 launchers are placed in each crate and each launcher is sealed in an airtight plastic sheet.
imilar weapons
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RPG-18
*M72 LAW
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