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M79 Osalarger figure on 3 of 3
RPG-26larger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | M79 Osa | RPG-26 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Anti-tank rocket launcher[source] | Disposable anti-tank rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Yugoslavia[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Yugoslav Wars Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War[source] | Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Designer | Military Technical Institute[source] | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt[source] |
| Designed | 1979[source] | 1980s[source] |
| Manufacturer | Sloboda[source] | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt[source] |
| Sights | CN-6 (3.5× optical sight) or flip up iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
| Blast yield | 400 mm RHA[source] | — |
| Role | portable 90 mm anti-tank weapon[source] | — |
| In service | — | 1985–present[source] |
| Produced | — | 1985–present[source] |
| Variants | — | RShG-2[source] |
| Action | — | 440 mm: RHA 1000 mm: Reinforced concrete 1500 mm: Brickwork 2400 mm: Log and earth[source] |
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