RPG-27#RMG

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jiw/jiw_0776.html |title=RPG-27 Tavolga anti-tank rocket launcher (Russian Federation), Anti-tank Weapons |work=Jane's Infantry Weapons |access-date=2008-12-06 |date=2008-01-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228222017/http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jiw/jiw_0776.html |archive-date=February 28, 2009}} The RPG-27 was developed by the Soviet Union from the RPG-26.

The RPG-27 shares a close resemblance to the prior RPG-26 in that it is a man-portable, disposable anti-tank grenade launcher with a single shot capacity. The RPG-27 has a larger diameter round than the RPG-26, which enables higher armour penetration. The RPG-27 fin stabilised round is a 105 mm tandem-charge high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead with a range of {{convert|200|m|ft}}. The round has a stated penetration ability in excess of {{convert|650|mm|in}} of rolled homogeneous armour (RHA) (after explosive reactive armour (ERA) and {{convert|1500|mm|in}} of brick or concrete and {{convert|3.7|m|ft}} of earth.

The RShG-1 (Реактивная Штурмовая Граната, Reaktivnaya Shturmovaya Granata, Rocket-propelled Assault Grenade) Tavolga-1 (Таволга-1) is a variant of RPG-27 with thermobaric warhead. It is intended to be used against soft skinned and lightly armored vehicles, buildings, military installations and infantry. The RShG-1 is very similar in operation to the RPG-27. It has a lethal radius of {{convert|10|m|ft}} and a larger sighting range of {{convert|600|m|ft}}. The warhead contains {{convert|1.9|kg|lb}} of thermobaric mixture, with an explosive yield roughly equal to that of {{convert|8|kg|lb}} of TNT. Officially adopted by the Russian Government in December 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://vpk.name/news/62946_na_vooruzhenie_vs_rf_prinyato_neskolko_izdelii_fgup_gnpp_bazalt.html|title = На вооружение ВС РФ принято несколько изделий ФГУП «ГНПП «Базальт»| date=31 December 2011 }}

RMG{{cite web |url=http://modernfirearms.net/en/grenade-launchers/russia-grenade-launchers/rmg-eng/ |title=RMG: Modern Firearms |date=28 October 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://weaponsystems.net/weaponsystem/BB04%20-%20RPG-27.html |title=RPG-27 Tavolga: Weaponsystems.net}} is a smaller, multipurpose variant of the RShG-1 that is optimized as a bunker buster and to defeat light vehicles and infantry in cover. As a result, its penetration performance against tank armor is reduced.

The launcher carries a tandem warhead. The precursor HEAT warhead penetrates armour or other obstacles (reinforced concrete, masonry, etc.). The aerosol produced by the main thermobaric warhead enters the target through the opening created by the precursor charge and combusts, producing high-explosive and incendiary effects.

The RMG (Reaktivnaya Mnogotselevaya Granata or "rocket-propelled multi-purpose grenade") rocket launcher was developed by Bazalt in the early 2000s. The launcher and round share the same designation, as is standard for disposable rocket launchers. S. Kh. Irtuganov was the lead designer for the project.{{cite web |url=http://gunsru.ru/rg_granatomet_rmg_eng.html |title=RMG multi-purpose rocket weapon |publisher= |access-date=23 November 2014}} It was officially adopted by the Russian Government in December 2011.

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