RPG-27
Sign in to saveThe RPG-27, also nicknamed as the "Tavolga" (), is a Soviet single shot disposable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) shoulder-fired missile and rocket launcher, entering service with the Soviet Army in 1989.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- RPG-27
- Weapon.image
- Tula State Museum of Weapons (79-58) (cropped) RPG-27.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- A RPG-27 rocket launcher on display at the Tula State Museum of Weapons
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union, Russia
- Weapon.type
- Disposable rocket launcher
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_artillery
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1989–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.wars
- War in DonbasSyrian Civil War
- Weapon.designer
- State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt
- Weapon.design_date
- 1980s
- Weapon.manufacturer
- State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt
- Weapon.production_date
- 1989
- Weapon.variants
- RShG-1RMG
- Weapon.action
- RHA: RHA after ERA: reinforced concrete: earth
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Usage
- Description
- Variants
- RShG-1
- RMG
- Operators
- Current operators
- Former operators
- References
- External links
The RPG-27, also nicknamed as the "Tavolga" (), is a Soviet single shot disposable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) shoulder-fired missile and rocket launcher, entering service with the Soviet Army in 1989.
==History== The RPG-27 Tavolga ('meadow grass') was developed by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt, as a modern, anti-tank grenade launcher with a one-stage rocket, designed to defeat modern and future tanks with advanced reactive and composite armor, and fortified infantry.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “RPG-27” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.