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M67 recoilless riflelarger figure on 0 of 3
RPG-29larger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source53 in (1,346 mm)[source]
dismantled for transport
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M67 recoilless rifle | RPG-29 |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | Rocket-propelled grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1960s–present[source] | 1989–present[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Falklands War United States invasion of Grenada United States invasion of Panama 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Gulf War War in Afghanistan Moro conflict[source] |
ready to fire
Single source1 m (3 ft 3 in) (dismantled for transport) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) (ready to fire)[source]
Empty Loaded
Single sourceMass
Single source37.5 lb (17 kg) Empty 46.7 lb (21.2kg) Loaded[source]
loaded (ready to fire)
Single sourceRPG-29M loaded (ready to fire)
Single sourceGunner, Assistant gunner, Ammunition bearer
Single source3 – Gunner, Assistant gunner, Ammunition bearer[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
War in Afghanistan Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Syrian civil war 2014 Gaza war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Gaza war[source] |
| Cartridge weight | 9.25 lb (4.2 kg) HEAT round 6.79 lb (3.08kg) HE round[source] | — |
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| Action | 13.7 in (350 mm) against RHA 31.5 in (800 mm) against concrete[source] | — |
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| Sights | 3x M103 Telescopic sight with stadia lines[source] | Iron, optical, and night sights available with ranges up to 450 m (1,480 ft); automated day and day-night sights with laser rangefinder[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Watervliet Arsenal[source] | Bazalt[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | Bazalt[source] |
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| Designed | — | late 1980s[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1989[source] |
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| Variants | — | RPG-29M[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | PG-29V tandem rocket TBG-29V thermobaric rounds[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | 750 mm (30 in) RHA 650 mm (26 in) RHA after ERA 1,500 mm (59 in) Reinforced concrete 3,700 mm (150 in) Log and earth fortification[source] |
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RPG-29M unloaded (with thermal sight)
Single sourceunloaded (with optical sight)
Single source12.1 kg (27 lb) unloaded (with optical sight) 18.8 kg (41 lb) loaded (ready to fire) RPG-29M 4.4 kg (9.7 lb) unloaded (with thermal sight) 13.4 kg (30 lb) loaded (ready to fire)[source]
500 m (1,600 ft) 800 m (2,600 ft) (with tripod and fire control unit)[source]