RPG-26

The RPG-26 Aglen is a disposable anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher developed by the Soviet Union.

Design

The RPG-26 fires a one-stage rocket with jack-knife fins, which unfold after launch.

The rocket carries a 72.5-millimetre (2.85in) diameter high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) single shaped charge warhead able to penetrate 440 millimetres (17in) of armour, 1 metre (3ft 3in) of reinforced concrete or 1.5 metres (4ft 11in) of brickwork.

The RPG-26 has a maximum effective range of around 250 metres (820ft). Despite being similar in caliber to the RPG-22, the rocket features a slightly heavier and more powerful HEAT warhead, as well as a more powerful rocket engine.

Variants

RShG-2

The RShG-2 (Russian:Реактивная Штурмовая Граната,romanized:Reaktivnaya Shturmovaya Granata,lit.'Rocket-propelled Assault Grenade') is a RPG-26 variant with thermobaric warhead.

It is also called the Aglen-2 (Russian:Аглень-2).

The RShG-2 is heavier than the RPG-26 at 3.5 kilograms (7.7lb) and has a reduced direct fire range of 115 metres (377ft), intended for use against infantry and structures rather than armoured vehicles.

The warhead contains 1.16 kilograms (2.6lb) of thermobaric mixture, with an explosive yield roughly equal to that of 3 kilograms (6.6lb) of trinitrotoluene (TNT).

The solid rocket booster of the warhead was taken from the RPG-26 and the fuse taken from the TBG-7 warhead used by the RPG-7. The warhead has a stated penetration ability of 300 millimetres (12in) of concrete and 500 millimetres (20in) of brickwork.

PDM-1

Georgian variant made by STC Delta.

Operators

Current operators

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
China RShG-2 variant
Georgia
Houthis
Jordan 3,000 in possession[citation needed]
Russia
Syria
Transnistria
Venezuela RShG-2 variant

Former operators

Soviet Union