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Rocket-propelled grenade
RPG-18 is a rocket-propelled grenade originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Bazalt (Soviet Union) VEB Mechanische Werkstätten (East Germany). Reported operators include Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Chad, Congo, Georgia, Greece, Hamas, Islamic State, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Transnistria, Panama, Russia, Syria, Free Syrian Army, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.705 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.705 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.705 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.705 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.705 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.705 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
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Retained English infobox, specifications and article text
RPG-18 RPG-18 rocket launcher with PG-18 rocket Type Rocket-propelled grenade Place of origin Soviet Union Service history In service 1972–present Used by See users Wars Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan W
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Rocket-propelled grenade
Soviet Union
1972–present
See users
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
1972
Bazalt (Soviet Union) VEB Mechanische Werkstätten (East Germany)
1972-1990 (Soviet Union) 1978-1989 ( East Germany
1.4 kg (projectile) 2.6 kg (loaded)
705 mm (unarmed) 1,050 mm (ready to fire)
1
PG-18 HEAT
64 mm
Single shot
115 m/s
100-150m
200m
Mechanical flip-up sight
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Chad
Congo
Georgia
Greece
Hamas
Islamic State
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Transnistria
Panama
Russia
Syria
Free Syrian Army
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
RPG-18 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for RPG-18 Mukha. Service scope: Hellenic Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 17,706. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Chad, Congo, Georgia, Greece, Hamas, Islamic State, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Transnistria, Panama, Russia, Syria, Free Syrian Army, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
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