RPO Rys
RPO Rys | |
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![]() RPO "Rys" (up) and RPO-A "Shmel" (down) | |
Type | Rocket-propelled flamethrower |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
In service | Since 1975 |
Wars | Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian War |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.2 kg - Launcher (empty) 9.4 kg - Cartridge 12.6 kg - Loaded |
Length | 500 mm - Unloaded 1440 mm - Loaded |
Caliber | 110 mm |
Rate of fire | 1 rpm |
Muzzle velocity | 125 m/s |
Effective firing range | 190 m |
Maximum firing range | 400 m |
Sights | Iron sights |
RPO "Rys" [1][2][3] (Russian: реактивный пехотный огнемёт «Рысь» (РПО «Рысь»), Rocket-propelled Infantry Flamethrower "Lynx") is a napalm rocket-propelled grenade launcher classified as flamethrower by Russian military.[4] The RPO had first entered service in 1975 and it was intended to replace the obsolete LPO-50 flamethrowers. Later it was replaced by the RPO-A Shmel.
Description
The RPO Rys shares some parts with RPG-16, like the firing mechanism. It also resembles RPG-29 and can be mistaken for it. The weapon is breech loaded with capsuled, solid propellant, napalm filled rockets. The rockets are filled with 4 liters of napalm and have muzzle velocity of around 125 m/s with effective range of 190 meters. The RPO also has a bipod for stability and maximum sighting range of 400 meters.
See also
- RPO-A Shmel: Thermobaric grenade launcher / flamethrower
- MGK Bur:[5] Miniaturized thermobaric grenade launcher / flamethrower
Users
References
- ^ RPO Rys Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Stephen Hughes (2002). The Iraqi Threat and Saddam Hussein's Weapons of Mass Destruction. Trafford. p. 411. ISBN 1-55369-163-6.
- ^ "Elite Russian Airborne units land on drifting ice flows in the Arctic". 5 April 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Hoảng hốt sức mạnh súng phun lửa RYS của Nga" [Raising the power of flamethrower RYS of Russia] (in Vietnamese). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Pierangelo Tendas (7 July 2014). "KBP MGK "Bur"". Retrieved 4 July 2018.
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Thermobaric |
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