MRO-A

{{Infobox weapon

|name= MRO-A

|image=Tactical exercises of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops units at Shikhani training ground (410-38).jpg

|caption=MRO-D, smoke warhead variant

|origin= Russia

|type= Disposable Rocket-propelled grenade launcher

|is_ranged=yes

|is_bladed=

|is_explosive=yes

|is_artillery=yes

|is_vehicle=

|service= 2003

|used_by= Russia

|wars= Second Chechen War
Syrian civil war
Russo-Ukrainian War
2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon{{cite web |title=Israeli Army considers forming anti-tank units with Hezbollah's trophy weapons |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/israeli-army-considers-forming-anti-tank-units-with-hezbollah-s-trophy-weapons/ |website=Militarniy |access-date=6 November 2024 |date=5 November 2024}}

|designer= NPO Bazalt

|design_date= Late 1990s

|manufacturer= NPO Bazalt

|production_date= 2003

|number=

|variants= MRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead)

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| weight = 4.7 kg

| length = 900 mm

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| cartridge =

| cartridge_weight = 2.9 kg (thermobaric warheads)

| caliber = 72.5 mm

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| action =

| rate =

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| range = 90 m

| max_range = 450 m

| feed =

| sights = iron, MPO-A sighting devices are similar to those for flamethrower RPO-A

}}

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The MRO Borodach{{cite web | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/0518/101573155/detail.shtml | title=ЦАМТО / / Российские военные получили новый пехотный огнемет для городских боев «Бородач» }} is a Russian self-contained, disposable single shot 72.5 mm rocket launcher.

Technical specification

;MRO series[http://nevskii-bastion.ru/mro-a/ SMALL ROCKET FLAMETHROWER MRO-A "Borodach" (MRO-Z, MRO-D)]

  • Calibre: 72.5 mm
  • Length: 900 mm
  • Weight: 4.7 kg
  • Effective Range: 90 m
  • Maximum Range: 450 m
  • Variants: MRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead)

Users

=Current=

  • {{flag|Hezbollah}}
  • {{RUS}}{{cite web |url=http://armamentresearch.com/Uploads/Research%20Report%20No.%203%20-%20Raising%20Red%20Flags.pdf |title=Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine. (Research Report No. 3) |last1=Ferguson |first1=Jonathan |last2=Jenzen-Jones |first2=N.R. |date=2014 |website= |publisher=ARES |accessdate=4 February 2015}}
  • {{SYR}}{{Cite web|url=https://armamentresearch.com/russian-mro-a-thermobaric-rocket-launchers-in-syria/|title=Russian MRO-A thermobaric rocket launchers in Syria|date=30 October 2015 |publisher=Armament Research|access-date=10 June 2024}}

=Former=

  • {{Flagicon|Donetsk People's Republic}} Donetsk People's Republic{{cite web|title=Russian MRO-A Rocket Launchers in Ukraine|first=Michael |last=Smallwood|date=1 June 2014|url=http://armamentresearch.com/russian-mro-a-rocket-launchers-in-ukraine/|website=armamentresearch.com}}

References