RPG-22
Sign in to saveThe Soviet RPG-22 Netto is a one-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher first deployed in 1985, based on the RPG-18 rocket launcher, but firing a larger 72.5 mm fin stabilised projectile.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- RPG-22
- Weapon.image
- RPG-22 at exhibition «Presence».png
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- RPG-22 launcher
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Disposable Rocket-propelled grenade
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_artillery
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1985–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.wars
- Soviet–Afghan WarRusso-Georgian WarIraq WarSyrian Civil WarWar in Iraq (2013–2017)Russo-Ukrainian War
- Weapon.weight
- 2.8 kg (loaded)
- Weapon.length
- 785 mm (unarmed)850 mm (ready to fire)
- Weapon.cartridge
- HEAT
- Weapon.caliber
- 72.5 mm
- Weapon.action
- 400 mm: RHA 1000 mm: Concrete 1200 mm: Brick
- Weapon.velocity
- 133 m/s
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- rocket-propelled grenade
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Image
- RPG-22 rocket launcher.jpg
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- service entry
- 1985-01-01
- ammunition
- high-explosive anti-tank warhead
- Commons category
- RPG-22
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Operation
- Usage
- Real IRA
- Operators
- Current operators
- Former operators
- See also
- References
- Reference in print
The Soviet RPG-22 Netto is a one-shot disposable anti-tank rocket launcher first deployed in 1985, based on the RPG-18 rocket launcher, but firing a larger 72.5 mm fin stabilised projectile.
==Operation== The weapon fires an unguided projectile, can be prepared to fire in around 10 seconds, and can penetrate 400 mm of armour, 1.2 metres of brick or 1 metre of reinforced concrete.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “RPG-22” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.