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MATADORlarger figure on 3 of 4
RPG-27larger figure on 1 of 4
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Configuration
| Specification | MATADOR | RPG-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Recoilless gun[source] | Disposable rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany Israel Singapore[source] | Soviet Union , Russia[source] |
| In service | 2000–present[source] | 1989–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Gaza War (2008–09) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Gaza war[source] | War in Donbas Syrian Civil War[source] |
| Designer | Singapore Armed Forces , Rafael Advanced Defense Systems , Defence Science and Technology Agency[source] | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt[source] |
| Designed | 1999[source] | 1980s[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dynamit Nobel Defence[source] | State Research and Production Enterprise, 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 sights[source] |
| Produced | — | 1989[source] |
| Variants | — | RShG-1 RMG[source] |
| Action | — | 750 mm (30 in): RHA 650 mm (26 in): RHA after ERA 1.5 m (4.9 ft): reinforced concrete 3.7 m (12 ft): earth[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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