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MATADORlarger figure on 0 of 2
RPO-A Shmellarger figure on 2 of 2
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]
Launcher
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MATADOR | RPO-A Shmel |
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| Type | Recoilless gun[source] | Rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany Israel Singapore[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2000–present[source] | 1986–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
Rocket
Single sourceLauncher: 920 mm Rocket: 700mm[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source500 m (1,600 ft)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; ) RPO-M is
Single sourceEffective; sighting range is · source measurement 1
Single source20 m – 1000 m (sighting range is 600 m) RPO-M is 1700 m (sighting range is 800 m)[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] | Soviet–Afghan War War in Afghanistan First Chechen War Second Chechen War Kivu conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war[source] |
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| Designer | Singapore Armed Forces , Rafael Advanced Defense Systems , Defence Science and Technology Agency[source] | KBP[source] |
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| Designed | 1999[source] | 1984[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Dynamit Nobel Defence[source] | KBP[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[source] |
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| Produced | — | Late 1980s[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Effective; sighting range is · source measurement 3
Single source