The RPG-30 "Kryuk" ("Hook"; ) is a Russian hand-held disposable

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History

The RPG-30 was unveiled in 2008 by the State Research and Production Enterprise,

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, as a modern

designed to address the challenge of

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and

active protection system An active protection system (APS) is a system designed to actively prevent certain anti-tank weapons from destroying a vehicle. Countermeasures that either conceal the vehicle from or disrupt the guidance of an incoming guided missile threat are ...

s (APS) on tanks. Active protection systems such as ARENA-E, Drozd and

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defeat anti-armor munitions by destroying them before they reach their target. The RPG-30 is an intended response to the introduction of these systems. The RPG-30 cleared its testing program and entered service in 2012–2013 and was immediately put on the Pentagon's list of "asymmetrical threats to the US armed forces."

Description

The RPG-30, like the

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, is a man-portable, disposable anti-tank rocket launcher with a single shot capacity. Unlike the RPG-27 however, there is a smaller diameter precursor round in a side tube, in addition to the main round in the main tube. precursor round is fired shortly before the main round and acts as a decoy, tricking the target's

(APS) into engaging it. The APS is not ready to engage again until 0.2–0.4 seconds later, allowing the main round time to hit the target. The PG-30 is the main round of the RPG-30. The round is a 105 mm

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with a mass of 10.3 kg (22.7 lb) and has a range of 200 meters and a stated penetration capability in excess of 600 mm (24-in) of

rolled homogeneous armor Rolled homogeneous armour (RHA) is a type of vehicle armour made of a single steel composition hot-rolled to improve its material characteristics, as opposed to layered or cemented armour. Its first common application was in tanks. After World W ...

(RHA), 1,500 mm of reinforced concrete, 2,000 mm of brick and 3,700 mm of soil.

Defenses

In 2012 Israel Defense reported that the Rafael military-industrial corporation has developed a defense system, "Trench Coat", against the RPG-30, to supplement the existing

. It consists of a 360-degree radar that detects all threats and launches 17 projectiles, of which one should strike the incoming missile.

Variants

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and

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have been producing copies of the RPG-30.

Users

* Taliban militants (during 2013-2015) * * * *

References

External links

News article announcing the RPG-30.The Firearm Blog
Diagram, photo and video. * {{Russian RPG series Anti-tank rockets Modern anti-tank rockets of Russia Products introduced in 2012 Rocket-propelled grenade launchers of Russia Bazalt products Military equipment introduced in the 2010s