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MATADORlarger figure on 0 of 1
RPG-29larger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1 m (3 ft 3 in )[source]
dismantled for transport
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MATADOR | RPG-29 |
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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] | 1989–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[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]
Mass
Single source10.350 kg (22 lb 13.1 oz )[source]
loaded (ready to fire)
Single sourceRPG-29M loaded (ready to fire)
Single sourceRPG-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]
Caliber · source measurement 1
Single sourceCaliber · source measurement 2
Single sourceCaliber · source measurement 3
Single source90 mm (3.5 in ) 60 mm (2.4 in ) 110 mm (4.3 in )[source]
2.6 and
Single sourcebarrel 65 and
Single sourceRate of fire
Single source2 rounds per minute[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] | War in Afghanistan Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Syrian civil war 2014 Gaza war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Gaza war[source] |
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| Designer | Singapore Armed Forces , Rafael Advanced Defense Systems , Defence Science and Technology Agency[source] | Bazalt[source] |
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| Designed | 1999[source] | late 1980s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Dynamit Nobel Defence[source] | Bazalt[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] | 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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| 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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| Reported operators | — |
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) warheads
105 mm (4.1 in) barrel 65 and 105 mm (2.6 and 4.1 in) warheads[source]