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.
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Classification
Service Status Service Status Weapon ClassRocket-propelled grenade 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
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Used In
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Manufactured By
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Source Wikidata: RPG-18
Originated In
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Source Wikipedia: RPG-18Infobox: originQuote, Infobox: origin
Soviet Union
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1. Wikipedia: RPG-18
Infobox, type
Rocket-propelled grenade
Lead section
designed in 1972
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The RPG-18 Mukha (Russian: Муха, romanized: Fly) is a Soviet short-range, disposable light anti-tank rocket launcher designed in 1972, based on the American M72 LAW. The RPG-18 has been in service in over 20 conflicts and used by over 20 armed forces across the world.
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
Infobox: caliber
64 mm
Infobox: service
1972-present
Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox: wars
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
Used In: Cambodian Civil War, Infobox: wars
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
Used In: Laotian Civil War, Infobox: wars
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
Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Infobox: wars
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
Used In: Gulf War, Infobox: wars
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
Used In: First Chechen War, Infobox: wars
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
Used In: Second Chechen War, Infobox: wars
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
Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox: wars
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
Used In: Iraq War, Infobox: wars
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
Used In: Russo-Georgian War, Infobox: wars
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
Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox: wars
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
Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox: wars
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
In Group: Rocket-Propelled Grenades and Launchers, Infobox: type
Rocket-propelled grenade
View the Source2. Wikidata: RPG-18
Wikidata Q689051, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source MilitaryFactory.com: RPG-18 (Mukha)
MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: Soviet Armed Forces, OperatorsQuote, Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Operators
[ Soviet Union; Ukraine ]
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