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MATADORlarger figure on 3 of 3
MRO-Alarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Muzzle velocity
Single source250 m/s (820 ft/s)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | MATADOR | MRO-A |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Recoilless gun[source] | Disposable rocket-propelled grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany Israel Singapore[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 2000–present[source] | 2003[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Gaza War (2008–09) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Gaza war[source] | Second Chechen War Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon[source] |
| Designer | Singapore Armed Forces , Rafael Advanced Defense Systems , Defence Science and Technology Agency[source] | NPO Bazalt[source] |
| Designed | 1999[source] | Late 1990s[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dynamit Nobel Defence[source] | NPO Bazalt[source] |
| Unit cost | ~€5,000[source] | — |
| Feed system | Single-shot, disposable[source] | — |
| Sights | Integral optical sights Night vision device on a Picatinny rail[source] | iron, MPO-A sighting devices are similar to those for flamethrower RPO-A[source] |
| Produced | — | 2003[source] |
| Variants | — | MRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead)[source] |
| Shell weight | — | 2.9 kg (thermobaric warheads)[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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