RPG-26

The RPG-26 "Aglen" is a disposable anti-tank rocket launcher developed by the Soviet Union. It fires a single-stage rocket with jack-knife fins, which unfold after launch. The rocket carries a 72.5 millimeter diameter high explosive anti-tank single shaped charge warhead capable of penetrating 440 millimeters of armour, one meter of reinforced concrete or one and a half meters of brickwork. It has a maximum effective range of around 250 meters.

It appears to be a development of the RPG-22, which itself is based on the RPG-18, which many sources state is an almost direct copy of the U.S. M72 LAW. It has been further developed as the RPG-27.

A variant of the RPG-26 called the RShG-2 is armed with a thermobaric warhead. The RShG-2 is heavier than the RPG-26 at 3.5 kilograms, and has a reduced direct fire range of 115 meters.

pecifications

* Calibre: 72.5 mm
* Length: 770 mm
* Weight: 2.9 kg
* Range: effective combat, 250 m
* Operating temperature: -50 to +50°C
* RHA penetration: 440 mm

See also

* Rocket propelled grenade (includes a description of tactics and history.)
* RPG-7
* RPG-29