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The RPG-18 Mukha, meaning Fly in Russian, is a Soviet short-range, disposable light anti-tank rocket launcher, designed in 1972 and based on the American M72 LAW. Manufactured by Bazalt in the Soviet Union and by VEB Mechanische Werkstatten in East Germany, it fires a 64mm warhead and has remained in service since 1972, having been used in more than twenty conflicts by more than twenty armed forces around the world. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
64mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Service Status
Retired 2
Weapon Class
Rocket-propelled grenade 1
Introduced Year
1972 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Connections

Used In

Cambodian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-18
First Chechen War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-18
Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-18
Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-18
Laotian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-18
Russo-Georgian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-18
Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-18
Second Chechen War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-18
Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-18
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-18
Vietnam War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-18
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-18
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Business Atlas: Bazalt, manufactured by there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: RPG-18
  • Infobox, type
    Rocket-propelled grenade
  • Lead section
    designed in 1972
  • service-status
    service = 1972-present
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Caliber attribute (rpg-18)
    Manufactured by Bazalt in the Soviet Union and by VEB Mechanische Werkstatten in East Germany, it fires a 64mm warhead and has remained in service since 1972, having been used in more than twenty conflicts by more than twenty armed forces around the world.
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Vietnam War
  • Used In: Cambodian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Cambodian Civil War
  • Used In: Laotian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Laotian Civil War
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Soviet-Afghan War
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Gulf War
  • Used In: First Chechen War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: First Chechen War
  • Used In: Second Chechen War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Second Chechen War
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: War in Afghanistan
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Iraq War
  • Used In: Russo-Georgian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Georgian War
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Syrian civil war
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Ukrainian War
View the Source
2. Wikidata: RPG-18
Wikidata Q689051, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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