RPG-30
{{Infobox weapon
| name = RPG-30
| image = РПГ-30-Крюк.jpg
| image_size = 300
| caption = RPG-30 "Hook"
| origin = {{flag|Russia}}
| type = Disposable Rocket-propelled grenade
| is_ranged = yes
| is_bladed =
| is_explosive = yes
| is_artillery = yes
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| service = 2012
| wars = 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
| designer = Bazalt
| design_date = 2008
| manufacturer = Bazalt
| production_date = 2013
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| weight = 10.3 kg
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| caliber = 105 mm
| action = 650 mm: Rolled homogeneous armor after active and dynamic protection
1,500 mm: Reinforced concrete
2,000 mm: Brick
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| velocity = 120 m/s
| range = 200 m
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The RPG-30 "Kryuk" ("Hook"; {{langx|ru|РПГ-30 «Крюк»}}) is a Russian hand-held disposable anti-tank grenade launcher.
History
The RPG-30 was unveiled in 2008 by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt, as a modern anti-tank grenade launcher designed to address the challenge of reactive armor and active protection systems (APS) on tanks.{{cite web |date=2008-11-19 |title="Базальт" завершил разработку и испытания РПГ-30 |url=http://www.warandpeace.ru/ru/article/view/29715/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906215035/http://www.warandpeace.ru/ru/article/view/29715/ |archive-date=September 6, 2009 |access-date=2008-11-20 |work=ВОЙНА и МИР |language=ru}}
Active protection systems such as ARENA-E, Drozd and Trophy defeat anti-armor munitions by destroying them before they reach their target.
The RPG-30 is an intended response to the introduction of these systems.
The RPG-30 cleared its testing program and entered service in 2012–2013 and was immediately put on the Pentagon's list of "asymmetrical threats to the US armed forces."{{Cite web|url=http://vpk.name/news/95505_oao_npo_bazalt_gotovo_obespechit_potrebnosti_minoboronyi_v_kratnom_uvelichenii_uchebnyih_strelb.html|title = ОАО "НПО «Базальт" готово обеспечить потребности Минобороны в кратном увеличении учебных стрельб| date=26 August 2013 }}{{Cite web|url=http://tass.ru/en/defense/820411|title = Russian Army receives cutting-edge antitank rocket launchers — manufacturer}}
Description
The RPG-30, like the RPG-27, is a man-portable, disposable anti-tank rocket launcher with a single shot capacity.
Unlike the RPG-27 however, there is a smaller diameter precursor round in a side tube, in addition to the main round in the main tube.
precursor round is fired shortly before the main round and acts as a decoy, tricking the target's active protection system (APS) into engaging it.
The APS is not ready to engage again until 0.2–0.4 seconds later, allowing the main round time to hit the target.
The PG-30 is the main round of the RPG-30. The round is a 105 mm tandem shaped charge with a mass of 10.3 kg (22.7 lb) and has a range of 200 meters and a stated penetration capability in excess of 600 mm (24-in) of rolled homogeneous armor (RHA), 1,500 mm of reinforced concrete, 2,000 mm of brick and 3,700 mm of soil.
= Defenses =
In 2012 Israel Defense reported that the Rafael military-industrial corporation has developed a defense system, "Trench Coat", against the RPG-30, to supplement the existing Trophy.
It consists of a 360-degree radar that detects all threats and launches 17 projectiles, of which one should strike the incoming missile.http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/153102#.T0icm_WAna8 Israel7
Variants
Iran and Vietnam have been producing copies of the RPG-30.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-27 |title=Iranian Anti-Tank Weapons Are Multiplying |url=https://21stcenturyasianarmsrace.com/2021/06/27/iranian-anti-tank-weapons-are-multiplying/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627110217/https://21stcenturyasianarmsrace.com/2021/06/27/iranian-anti-tank-weapons-are-multiplying/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=June 27, 2021 |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=21st Century Asian Arms Race |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-12-28 |title=Súng chống tăng RPG-30 Kryuk do Việt Nam chế tạo khiến Nga bất ngờ |url=https://www.anninhthudo.vn/post-490634.antd |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=Báo Điện tử An ninh Thủ đô |language=vi}}
Users
- {{Flagicon|Afghanistan}} Taliban militants (during 2013-2015{{cite journal|title=Counterinsurgency Challenge in Post-2001 Afghanistan|author=Antonio Giustozzi|page=18|journal=Small Wars & Insurgencies}})
- {{flag|Iran}}
- {{flag|Russian Federation}}
- {{flag|Syria}}
- {{VNM}}
References
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External links
- [https://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Farms-tass.su%2F%3Fpage%3Darticle%26amp%3Baid%3D62844%26amp%3Bcid%3D25&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ru&tl=en News article announcing the RPG-30.]
- [http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/11/20/rpg-30-unveiled-the-m1-abrams-killer/ The Firearm Blog] Diagram, photo and video.
- {{Cite web
|title=RPG-30: Russia’s Dual Tube Rocket Launcher
|website=The Armourer's Bench
|date=2022-10-23
|url=https://armourersbench.com/2022/10/23/rpg-30-russias-dual-tube-rocket-launcher/
}}
{{Russian RPG series}}
Category:Modern anti-tank rockets of Russia
Category:Products introduced in 2012