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RPG-75

{{Infobox weapon

| name = RPG-75

| image = RPG 75.jpg

| image_size = 250

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| origin = Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

| type = Disposable recoilless gun

| is_ranged = yes

| service = 1975–present

| used_by = {{bulleted list

| Czech Republic

| Slovakia

| Ukraine

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| wars = {{bulleted list

| South African Border War

| Iraq War

| Russo-Georgian War

| Syrian Civil War

| Russian invasion of Ukraine

}}

| designer =

| design_date = 1970s

| manufacturer = Zeveta a.s.
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| weight = 3.2 kg (7 lb)

| length = 633 mm (folded) / 890 mm (combat ready)

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| cartridge = one 68mm projectile

| caliber = 68 mm

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| velocity = 189 m/s

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| max_range = 300 m

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| sights = Leaf sight

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The RPG-75 is a portable, disposable, single-shot, recoilless, smoothbore anti-tank weapon, developed in the 1970s in Czechoslovakia. It fires a 68 mm grenade (the projectile is not a rocket) with an effective range of 300 meters and maximum range of 1000 meters. By its appearance it resembles the American M72 LAW rocket launcher, but it is not a rocket launcher; it is a recoilless smoothbore gun (so very diffent by principle of operation to M72 LAW). This recoilless gun (although often mistaken, the RPG-75 is not a recoilless rifle as its bore is not rifled) is recommended to be used against light tanks and armoured tracked vehicles.{{cite web|url= http://www.saafmuseum.org/armament/310-rpg-75 |title= RPG-75 |website= saafmuseum.org |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160307134136/http://www.saafmuseum.org/armament/310-rpg-75 |archive-date= 2016-03-07 |url-status=dead}}

Versions

  • RPG-75-MP is an improved version with dual purpose projectile, consisting of both HEAT and thermobaric warheads.
  • RPG-75-M is an improved version with HEAT projectile.
  • RPG-75-TB is an improved version with thermobaric projectile, introduced in 2009.
  • RPG-Nh-75 is designated for training ball firing. Identical with combat version, only with inert projectile.
  • RPG-Cv-75 is designated for firing practice. Contains embedded 7.65 mm barrel - reusable.
  • RPG-Šk-75 is designated for firing preparation, target aiming and triggering. Contains no explosive or spotting charge.

Specifications

  • Length (folded for transport): 633 mm
  • Length (combat ready): 890 mm
  • Weight: 3.2 kg
  • Weight of projectile: 0.8 kg
  • Weight of explosive: 0.32 kg
  • Bore diameter: 68 mm
  • Maximum effective range against moving target: 200 metres
  • Maximum effective range against fixed target: 300 metres
  • Maximum range: 1  000 metres
  • Penetration: 330 mm of rolled homogeneous armour (RHA)
  • Time of flight to autodestruction: 3 - 6 second
  • Muzzle velocity: 189 metres per second
  • Operating temperature: −40 to +50 °C
  • Ammunition: projectile with HEAT warhead

Users

  • {{ALG}}
  • {{flag|Czech Republic}}
  • {{GEO}}
  • {{MEX}}
  • {{flag|Namibia}}: SWAPO{{cite book|first=Helmoed-Romer |last=Heitman|title=Modern African Wars (3): South-West Africa|page=33|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9Aj997IO9gC | isbn=978-1-85532-122-9 | year=1991 | publisher=Osprey Publishing}}
  • {{POL}}
  • {{flag|Sierra Leone}}{{cite web|title=World Infantry Weapons: Sierra Leone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124203938/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_af_sierraleone|archive-date=24 November 2016|url=https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_af_sierraleone|date=2013}}
  • {{SLO}}
  • {{flag|Syria}}{{cite web |url=http://syriareport.net/more-arms-trafficking-czech-weapon-appears/#more-206 |title=More Arms Trafficking? Czech Weapon Appears {{!}} Syria Report |website=syriareport.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616180216/http://syriareport.net/more-arms-trafficking-czech-weapon-appears/ |archive-date=2013-06-16}}
  • {{SVK}}
  • {{Flag|Ukraine}}{{Cite web |last=Roblin |first=Sebastien |date=2022-03-04 |title=Pictures and Video: The West Is Giving Thousands of Tank and Aircraft-Busting Missiles to Ukraine |url=https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/03/pictures-and-video-the-west-is-giving-thousands-of-tank-and-aircraft-busting-missiles-to-ukraine/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=19FortyFive |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last1=Valgear |title=RPG 75M (Czechoslovakia) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEt5vJ07tzw |access-date=17 April 2023 |website=YouTube}}

References

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Category:Anti-tank rockets

Category:Rocket-propelled grenade launchers

Category:Weapons of Czechoslovakia

Category:Disposable products

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