RShG-2 Incendiary Rocket Launcher

The RShG-2 Incendiary Rocket Launcher

RShG-2 Technical Data

Designation:

Реактивная штурмовая граната РШГ-2
(Reactive Assault Grenade, RShG-2)

Common Name:

Manufacturer:

Bazalt State Research and Production Enterprise

Year Adopted:

2001

Operational Status:

Russian Federation - In active service

Other Nations: Uncertain at Present

Ammunition

72.5mm Thermobaric Rocket

Method of Operation

Single Stage, Unguided Thermobaric Rocket

Selector:

Safe and Armed

Weight:

(Launcher only):

(Launcher and rocket):

Effective Range:

115 meters

350 meters

(377 feet)

(1148 feet)

Length:

770.0 mm

(30.32 inches)

Barrel Diameter:

73.5 mm

(2.89 inches)

Sights:
Sight Range:

Flip up sights
50, 150, 250 meter increments

Rate of Fire:

One single shot

Armor penetration:

(Against homogeneous steel at 0°):


up to 15 millimeters	(up to 0.6 inches)

Maximum Velocity:

140 meters/second

(459.3 feet/second)

The RShG-2 Incendiary Rocket Launcher in Pictures

History, Development,
and Use