RPG-6 Russian Anti-Tank Grenade
RPG-6
Anti-Tank Grenade
Other
Basic Information
Name
RPG-6 Russian Anti-Tank Grenade
Designation
RPG-6
Alternate Designation
RPG-6
Equipment Type
Anti-Tank Grenade
Manufacturer
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Date of Introduction
1944
Description
The RPG-6 Russian Anti-Tank Grenade is a Soviet-era high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), pull tab/safety-lever-armed, hand-thrown, drag-stabilized, impact-inertia-fired, hand-grenade used during the late World War II and early Cold War period.
System
Alternate Designation
RPG-6
Type
Anti-Tank Grenade
Manufacturer
INA
Charge
It operated on the Monroe shaped-charge effect principle, in which a metal-lined cone-shaped explosive charge would generate a focused jet of hot metal that could penetrate the armor plate.
Range
The RPG-6 had a fragmentation radius of 20 meters from the point of detonation and proved useful against infantry as well as tanks.
Warhead
The RPG-43 had a large warhead but was designed to detonate in contact with a tank's armor, it was later found that optimal performance was gained from a HEAT warhead if it exploded a short distance from the armor, roughly the same distance as the weapon's diameter.
Note
The RPG-6 was designed as a replacement for the RPG-43.
Dimensions
Length
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Diameter
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Weight
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Details
Country of Origin
Russia
Category
Land
Land
Filter Label
R
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
Operators (1)
Russia
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