RPG-18 Mukha
Also known as RPG18, RPG-18, Mukha
The RPG-18 Mukha () is a Soviet short-range, disposable light anti-tank rocket launcher designed in 1972, based on the American M72 LAW. The RPG-18 has been in service in over 20 conflicts and used by over 20 armed forces across the world.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- RPG-18
- Weapon.image
- RPG-18-cutaway.JPGborder
- Weapon.caption
- RPG-18 rocket launcher with PG-18 rocket
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Rocket-propelled grenade
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_artillery
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1972–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See users
- Weapon.wars
- Vietnam WarCambodian Civil WarLaotian Civil WarSino-Vietnamese WarCambodian–Vietnamese WarThird Indochina WarSoviet–Afghan WarSalvadoran Civil WarGulf WarFirst Nagorno-Karabakh WarTajikistani Civil WarFirst Chechen WarCongo Civil WarSecond Chechen WarWar in AfghanistanIraq WarRusso-Georgian WarKivu conflictSyrian civil warRusso-Ukrainian War
Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Description
- Users
- Former users
- See also
- References
- General
- External links
The RPG-18 Mukha () is a Soviet short-range, disposable light anti-tank rocket launcher designed in 1972, based on the American M72 LAW. The RPG-18 has been in service in over 20 conflicts and used by over 20 armed forces across the world.
==History== thumb|left|RPG-18 (bottom) with comparable Soviet/Russian rocket launchers thumb|left|An RPG-18 attached to a drone