RPG-29
Sign in to saveThe RPG-29 "Vampir" is a Soviet reusable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher. Adopted by the Soviet Army in 1989, it was the last RPG to be adopted by the Soviet military before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- RPG-29
- Weapon.image
- RPG-29 USGov.JPG
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- RPG-29 launcher with PG-29V rocket
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Rocket-propelled grenade
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1989–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.wars
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)Iraq War2006 Lebanon WarSyrian Civil War2014 Gaza WarWar in Iraq (2013–2017) Gaza war
- Weapon.designer
- Bazalt
- Weapon.design_date
- late 1980s
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Bazalt
- Weapon.production_date
- 1989
- Weapon.variants
- RPG-29M
- Weapon.weight
- unloaded (with optical sight) loaded (ready to fire)
- Weapon.length
- (dismantled for transport) (ready to fire)
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Description
- History
- 2003 Iraq War
- 2006 Lebanon War
- Syrian Civil War
- Mexican Drug War
- 2014 Gaza War
- Iraqi Civil War
- Operators
- State operators
- Non-state organizations
- Former operators
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The RPG-29 "Vampir" is a Soviet reusable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher. Adopted by the Soviet Army in 1989, it was the last RPG to be adopted by the Soviet military before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The RPG-29 has since been supplemented by other rocket-propelled systems, such as the RPG-30 and RPG-32.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “RPG-29” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.