RPG-32
{{Short description|Russian-designed rocket-propelled grenade}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name = RPG-32
| image = RPG 32.jpg
| caption =
| origin = {{flag|Russia}}
{{flag|Jordan}}
| type = Rocket-propelled grenade
| is_ranged = yes
| is_bladed =
| is_explosive = yes
| is_artillery = yes
| is_vehicle = No
| service = 2012–present
| used_by = See users
| wars = Syrian Civil War
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
War in Afghanistan
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present){{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbmYSbcikhg&t=556s|title=This video isn't available anymore|via=YouTube}} {{dead link|date=May 2025 |fix-attempted=yes}}
Russo-Ukrainian War
| designer = Bazalt
| design_date = Between 2005 and 2012
| manufacturer = JADARA under License.
| production_date = 2012–present
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| weight = 3 kg unloaded
10 kg loaded with 105 mm rocket
6 kg loaded with 72 mm rocket
| length = 1,200 mm (complete with 105 mm launch container)
900 mm (complete with 72 mm launch container)
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| cartridge = PG-32V tandem HEAT
TBG-32V thermobaric
| caliber = 105 mm barrel
72/105 mm warheads
| yield = {{convert|750|mm|abbr=on}} RHA
{{convert|650|mm|abbr=on}} RHA after ERA with 105 mm PG-32V tandem HEAT rocket
| rate =
| velocity = 140 m/s
| range = 350 m
| max_range = 700 m
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| sights = Collimator sight
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The RPG-32 Barkas (Russian: РПГ-32) is a reusable Russian shoulder-launched, unguided anti-tank rocket system.
Development
It was developed by Bazalt between 2005 and 2007, under contract and at the request of Jordan.{{Cite web|url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/grenade-launchers/russia-grenade-launchers/rpg-32-eng/|title=RPG-32|date=28 October 2010}}
The first RPG-32 'Nashshab' grenade launchers were to be delivered to Jordan from Russia in 2008, and it was planned that the RPG-32 and its ammunition would be mass-produced in Jordan under license at the JADARA factory.
On 30 May 2013, Rostec chief executive officer (CEO) Sergey Chemezov and King Abdullah II opened a production facility for the Russian RPG-32 in Jordan.{{cite web|url=http://rostec.ru/news/2443|title=Ростех: Новости: История гранатомета РПГ-32 "Нашшаб"|access-date=23 November 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://rostec.ru/news/2061|title=Ростех: Новости: Сергей Чемезов и Абдалла II дали старт производству гранатометов|access-date=23 November 2014}}
Design
It was designed and developed by state-owned unitary enterprise (FGUP) "Bazalt" weapon manufacturing company. It is also assembled in Jordan from Russian-made kits from Bazalt under the name "RPG Nashab" (Arabic: ار بي جي نشاب).{{cite web |title=CNNArabic.com – قاذف "نشاب" المضاد للدبابات يهدد الأمن القومي الأمريكي |url=http://arabic.cnn.com/2009/middle_east/4/23/rbg32.us_security/ |access-date=23 November 2014}}
Combat history
In March 2016, video was released of Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen) using the RPG-32 against Houthi forces during the Yemeni Civil War.
It is unknown how the terrorist group could have acquired such a modern and advanced weapon system, but it is likely they were initially supplied to Yemeni loyalist forces by the user nations of Jordan or the UAE, part of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, then captured by militants.
The RPG-32 has also been seen in use by Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq.{{cite news|title=Ansar al-Sharia with RPG-32 rocket launcher in Yemen – Armament Research Services|url=http://armamentresearch.com/ansar-al-sharia-with-rpg-32-rocket-launcher-in-yemen/|date=30 March 2016|work=armamentresearch.com}}
Variants
= Nashshab =
In February 2015, Jordanian company Jadara Equipment & Defence Systems revealed they had incorporated the RPG-32 into a quad-launcher remote weapon station (RWS).
The "Nashshab" (Archer) system comes in two versions: the Quad-1 is tripod-mounted meant to defend fixed positions, with tubes arranged in a 2×2 configuration and controlled either remotely or through a wire up to 300 m away; the Quad-2 is vehicle mounted for use against infantry, vehicles, and pillboxes in urban terrain, with tubes arranged in a 4×1 configuration and operated from a control unit inside the vehicle.
The stations have day/night sights with rangefinding and automatic targets acquisition capabilities.[http://www.army-technology.com/projects/rpg-32-nash-shab-anti-tank-weapon-system RPG-32 (Nash-Shab) Anti-Tank Weapon System] – Army-Technology.com[http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/vehicles/2016/05/12/jordan-rpg-russia-belarus-sofex/84282836/ Jordan Expands RPG Cooperation With Russia, Belarus] – Defensenews.com, 12 May 2016[http://www.armyrecognition.com/sofex_2016_official_online_show_daily_news/new_technologies_of_armoured_weapons_and_anti-tank_missiles_of_jordanian_defense_industry_11905162.html New technologies of armoured, weapons and anti-tank missiles of Jordanian defense industry] – Armyrecognition.com, 19 May 2016[http://armyrecognition.com/march_2017_global_defense_security_news_industry/jordanian_company_jadara_upgrading_rpg-32_nashbab_antitank_rocket_launcher_50303172.html Jordanian company Jadara upgrading RPG-32 "Nashbab" antitank rocket launcher] – Armyrecognition.com, 3 March 2017
=Raptor=
In November 2022, Jadara Equipment & Defence Systems announced they would begin production of the Raptor rocket launcher later that year.
The Raptor is a development of the Nashshab RPG-32 using a 107 mm rocket. It uses the same GS-2R reusable sighting system with a laser rangefinder to calculate ballistic trajectories for better accuracy, giving it an effective range of 500 m.
The warhead can penetrate 500 mm rolled homogeneous armor (RHA) after explosive reactive armour (ERA) and the complete system weighs {{cvt|14|kg}}.
Unlike the Nashshab, which was a joint development with Russia, the Raptor will be made in Jordan entirely.{{Cite web |date=4 November 2022 |title=SOFEX 2022: Jadara to begin Raptor production |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/sofex-2022-jadara-to-begin-raptor-production |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106231314/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/sofex-2022-jadara-to-begin-raptor-production |archive-date=6 November 2022 |website=Janes Information Services}}
Users
- {{flag|Egypt}}
- {{flag|Iraq}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.military-today.com/firearms/rpg_32.htm|title=RPG-32 Barkaz Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher|website=military-today.com}}{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- {{flag|Jordan}}
- {{flag|Russia}}{{Cite web |title=RPG-32 (Hashim) 72mm/105mm Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=563 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.militaryfactory.com}}
- {{flag|Tunisia}}
- {{flag|Ukraine}}{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1559913211717193729|title=Modern RPG-32 Nashshab rocket launchers appeared in Ukraine}} – Came from Jordan and manufactured through third-party suppliers.
- {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}{{Cite web|url=http://vpk-news.ru/news/24038|title=Российские комплектующие для иорданского "Хашима" | Еженедельник "Военно-промышленный курьер"|access-date=3 March 2015|archive-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203035754/http://vpk-news.ru/news/24038|url-status=dead}}