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The RPG-26 Aglen is a disposable anti-tank rocket launcher
Rocket propelled grenade

A rocket-propelled grenade is any hand-held, Shoulder-launched missile weapon anti-tank weapons capable of firing an unguided rocket equipped with an explosive warhead....
 developed by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
. It fires a single-stage rocket
Rocket

A rocket or rocket vehicle is a missile, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust by the Reaction of the rocket to the ejection of fast moving fluid exhaust from a rocket engine....
 with jack-knife fins, which unfold after launch. The rocket carries a 72.5 millimeter diameter high explosive anti-tank
Heat

In physics and thermodynamics, heat is any transfer of energy from one body or thermodynamic system to another due to a difference in temperature....
 single shaped charge
Shaped charge

A shaped charge is an explosive charge shaped to focus the effect of the explosive's energy. Various types are used to cut and form metal, initiate nuclear weapons, and penetrate armour....
 warhead capable of penetrating 440 millimeters of armour
Vehicle armour

Armoured fighting vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets, missiles, or shell s, protecting the personnel inside from enemy fire....
, one meter of reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete

Reinforced concrete is concrete in which steel reinforcement bars or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen a material that would otherwise be brittle....
 or one and a half meters of brickwork
Brickwork

Brickwork masonry is produced when a bricklayer uses bricks and Mortar to build up structures such as walls, bridges and chimneys. Brickwork is also used to finish openings such as doors or windows in buildings made of other materials....
. It has a maximum effective range of around 250 meters.

It appears to be a development of the RPG-22
RPG-22

The Soviet RPG-22 Neto is a one-shot disposable anti-tank Shoulder-launched missile weapon first deployed in 1985. The RPG-22 is based on the RPG-18 rocket launcher, but fires a larger 72.5 mm fin stabilised projectile....
, which itself is based on the RPG-18
RPG-18

The RPG-18 Mukha is a Russian short-range, disposable light anti-tank Shoulder-launched missile weapon.The RPG-18 is similar in both appearance and in functionality to the United States? M72 LAW....
, which many sources state is an almost direct copy of the U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 M72 LAW
M72 LAW

The M72 LAW is a portable one-shot 66 mm unguided anti-tank weapon, designed in the United States by Paul V. Choate, Charles B. Weeks, and Frank A....
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The RPG-26 Aglen is a disposable anti-tank rocket launcher
Rocket propelled grenade

A rocket-propelled grenade is any hand-held, Shoulder-launched missile weapon anti-tank weapons capable of firing an unguided rocket equipped with an explosive warhead....
 developed by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
. It fires a single-stage rocket
Rocket

A rocket or rocket vehicle is a missile, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust by the Reaction of the rocket to the ejection of fast moving fluid exhaust from a rocket engine....
 with jack-knife fins, which unfold after launch. The rocket carries a 72.5 millimeter diameter high explosive anti-tank
Heat

In physics and thermodynamics, heat is any transfer of energy from one body or thermodynamic system to another due to a difference in temperature....
 single shaped charge
Shaped charge

A shaped charge is an explosive charge shaped to focus the effect of the explosive's energy. Various types are used to cut and form metal, initiate nuclear weapons, and penetrate armour....
 warhead capable of penetrating 440 millimeters of armour
Vehicle armour

Armoured fighting vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets, missiles, or shell s, protecting the personnel inside from enemy fire....
, one meter of reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete

Reinforced concrete is concrete in which steel reinforcement bars or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen a material that would otherwise be brittle....
 or one and a half meters of brickwork
Brickwork

Brickwork masonry is produced when a bricklayer uses bricks and Mortar to build up structures such as walls, bridges and chimneys. Brickwork is also used to finish openings such as doors or windows in buildings made of other materials....
. It has a maximum effective range of around 250 meters.

It appears to be a development of the RPG-22
RPG-22

The Soviet RPG-22 Neto is a one-shot disposable anti-tank Shoulder-launched missile weapon first deployed in 1985. The RPG-22 is based on the RPG-18 rocket launcher, but fires a larger 72.5 mm fin stabilised projectile....
, which itself is based on the RPG-18
RPG-18

The RPG-18 Mukha is a Russian short-range, disposable light anti-tank Shoulder-launched missile weapon.The RPG-18 is similar in both appearance and in functionality to the United States? M72 LAW....
, which many sources state is an almost direct copy of the U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 M72 LAW
M72 LAW

The M72 LAW is a portable one-shot 66 mm unguided anti-tank weapon, designed in the United States by Paul V. Choate, Charles B. Weeks, and Frank A....
. It has been further developed as the RPG-27
RPG-27

The RPG-27 is a Soviet hand held anti-tank grenade launcher....
.

A variant of the RPG-26 called the RShG-2 is armed with a thermobaric warhead. The RShG-2 is heavier than the RPG-26 at 3.5 kilograms, and has a reduced direct fire range of 115 meters.

Specifications

  • Calibre: 72.5 mm
  • Length: 770 mm
  • Weight: 2.9 kg
  • Range: effective combat, 250 m
  • Operating temperature: -50 to +50°C
  • RHA
    Rolled homogeneous armour

    Rolled homogeneous armour, or RHA, is a basic type of steel plate, used as a baseline to compare the effectiveness of military vehicle armour....
     penetration:     440 mm


See also

  • Rocket propelled grenade
    Rocket propelled grenade

    A rocket-propelled grenade is any hand-held, Shoulder-launched missile weapon anti-tank weapons capable of firing an unguided rocket equipped with an explosive warhead....
     (includes a description of tactics and history.)
  • RPG-7
    RPG-7

    The RPG-7 is a widely-produced, portable, Shoulder-launched missile weapon, anti-tank rocket propelled grenade weapon. Originally the RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and now manufactured by the Bazalt company....
  • RPG-29
    RPG-29

    The RPG-29 Vampir is a Russian man portable, shoulder fired anti-tank grenade launcher....