RPG-6
Sign in to saveThe RPG-6 (Russian Ruchnaya Protivotankovaya Granata, "Handheld Anti-Tank Grenade") was a Soviet-era anti-tank hand grenade used during the late World War II and early Cold War period. It was superseded by the RKG-3 anti-tank grenade.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- RPG-6 (РПГ-6)
- Weapon.image
- RPG-6.png
- Weapon.image_size
- 200
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Anti-tank grenade
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.service
- October 1943 –
- Weapon.used_by
- Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries
- Weapon.wars
- World War II
- Weapon.designer
- M. Z. PolevikovL. B. IoffeN. S. Zhitkikh
- Weapon.design_date
- 1943
- Weapon.weight
- 1.13 kg
- Weapon.length
- 337 mm
- Weapon.diameter
- 103 mm
- Weapon.filling
- TNT shaped charge
- Weapon.filling_weight
- 0.6 kg
- Weapon.detonation
- Impact fuze
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- RPG-6.png
- Length
- 136
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- service entry
- 1943-10-00
- inception
- 1943-00-00
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The RPG-6 (Russian Ruchnaya Protivotankovaya Granata, "Handheld Anti-Tank Grenade") was a Soviet-era anti-tank hand grenade used during the late World War II and early Cold War period. It was superseded by the RKG-3 anti-tank grenade.
==History== The RPG-6 was designed as a replacement for the RPG-43 after the Battle of Kursk.
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