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MATADORlarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source1 m (3 ft 3 in )[source]
ready to fire
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MATADOR | RPG-18 |
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| Type | Recoilless gun[source] | Rocket-propelled grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany Israel Singapore[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2000–present[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See users[source] |
RPG-18larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
unarmed
Single source705 mm (unarmed) 1,050 mm (ready to fire)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Gaza War (2008–09) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Gaza war[source] | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Salvadoran Civil War Gulf War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Congo Civil War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Kivu conflict Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | Singapore Armed Forces , Rafael Advanced Defense Systems , Defence Science and Technology Agency[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1999[source] | 1972[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Dynamit Nobel Defence[source] | Bazalt (Soviet Union) VEB Mechanische Werkstätten (East Germany)[source] |
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| Unit cost | ~€5,000[source] | — |
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| Feed system | Single-shot, disposable[source] | — |
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| Sights | Integral optical sights Night vision device on a Picatinny rail[source] | Mechanical flip-up sight[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1972-1990 (Soviet Union) 1978-1989 ( East Germany[source] |
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| Shell | — | PG-18 HEAT[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | Single shot[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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