Rocket-Propelled Anti-Personnel Grenade Launchers Equipped With Different Warheads

Abstract

At present, the issue of creating means of destruction of domestic production in Ukraine, including rocket- propelled anti-personnel grenade launchers equipped with different warheads (thermobaric, assault, fragmentation and incendiary) is acute.
 With the advent of new incendiary, thermobaric agents and explosives, the development of multi-purpose rocket-propelled grenade launchers has become one of the promising trends. All of the above is proven by the experience of the Anti-Terrorist Operation/Joint Forces Operation in eastern Ukraine.
 Analysis of flame troops combat operations during the anti-terrorist operation showed the need to intensify efforts to develop new rocket-propelled anti-personnel grenade launchers with thermobaric, assault, fragmentation and incendiary warheads. Leading specialists from the Russian Federation and Western countries also came to this conclusion. Thus, in recent years in Russia there have been developed, passed state tests and adopted RGSH-1 with a modular warhead in the thermobaric version, RGSH-2 rocket projectile with thermobaric warhead and RPG-32 "Barkas" equipped with thermobaric or tandem cumulative grenade.
 Nowadays, several enterprises of the defense complex, one of which is the ТОV "Vognyana Varta", are dealing with the creation of a modern domestic rocket-propelled anti-personnel grenade launcher in Ukraine. ТОV "Vognyana Varta" on its own initiative has been developing a rocket-propelled anti-personnel grenade launcher with different warheads using new incendiary, thermobaric mixtures and explosives.
 The classification of rocket-propelled grenade launchers (flamethrowers) is carried out. The design of modern ammunition to rocket-propelled grenade launchers (flamethrowers) and types of warheads for them are considered. Calculations of a solid-propellant rocket engine for modern rocket-propelled grenade launchers (flamethrowers) are given.