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RPO-A

Projectile  
Russian Federation
USSR

The RPO-A (РПО-А) is a Soviet-era developed, disposable shoulder-fired recoilless smoothbore gun (launcher), which is classed as a flamethrower in Russian terminology. The RPO-A is commonly and erroneously referred to as a rocket launcher, this even though no rocket motor or motors are part of the system. The RPO-A is part of the RPO Shmel' (Шмель) family of weapons, which includes the RPO-D (РПО-Д) smoke and the RPO-Z (РПО-З) incendiary pr...

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