122mm Free Rocket
Notes:
These rockets, still in their shipping containers, are simply propped
against some handy object and fired by a fuse or electrical ignition.
Often, the rockets are placed in position and fired by a time fuse to
prevent effective counterbattery fire.
Maximum accuracy for these rounds is 4 (aiming is largely guesswork), and
deviation distances are doubled, and no corrections are allowed.
Aiming these rockets for direct-fire work is impossible – and I mean
impossible, not Impossible.
These rockets are also fired by MRLs such as the BM-14.
Weapon |
Caliber |
Weight |
Length |
Price |
122mm Free Rocket |
122mm |
46 kg (Complete) |
2 meters |
$350 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Range |
IFR |
Round |
Damage |
Pen |
122mm Free Rocket |
0 |
Nil |
10000 |
HE |
C8 B24 |
80C |
Notes:
The B-10 is a recoilless rifle that has been largely replaced in Russian
service by antitank missiles and the SPG-9 recoilless rifle.
The B-10 is normally aimed using a simple sight, though several optical
sights may be mounted. The B-10 has
largely been replaced in Russian units by ATGMs and lighter rocket launchers,
though Airborne units still use it mounted on light vehicles.
It is also in widespread use by former Soviet client states.
Weapon |
Caliber |
Weight |
Length |
Price |
B-10 Recoilless Rifle |
82mm |
87.6 kg |
1.68 meters |
$5375 |
Caliber |
Weight |
Price |
|
O-881A FRAG-HE |
82mm |
3.9 kg |
$117 |
BK-881 HEAT |
82mm |
3.87 kg |
$174 |
BK-881m HEAT |
82mm |
4.11 kg |
$185 |
Type 65 FRAG-HE |
82mm |
4.6 kg |
$138 |
Type 65 HEAT |
82mm |
2.95 kg |
$133 |
Type 65-I HEAT-FRAG |
82mm |
3.45 kg |
$104 |
Type 65-II HEAT |
82mm |
2.94 kg |
$132 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Range |
IFR |
Round |
Damage |
Pen |
B-10 |
2 |
200 |
1065 |
O-881A FRAG-HE |
C6 B25 |
3C |
|
2 |
200 |
1065 |
BK-881 HEAT |
C6 B15 |
42C |
|
2 |
200 |
1065 |
BK-881m HEAT |
C7 B15 |
46C |
|
2 |
230 |
1220 |
Type 65 FRAG-HE |
C8 B25 |
4C |
|
2 |
230 |
1220 |
Type 65 HEAT |
C6 B15 |
37C |
|
2 |
215 |
1145 |
Type 65-I HEAT-FRAG |
C8 B20 |
34C |
|
2 |
235 |
1230 |
Type 65-II HEAT |
C7 B15 |
40C |
B-11
Notes:
This bulky and difficult-to-handle weapon has largely been replaced in
Russian service by antitank missiles.
It can still be found in category 2 and 3 units.
The B-11 is also used by Airborne units as a light field gun and bunker
buster. It is equipped with a
simple iron sight, but may mount other type of sighting equipment.
Weapon |
Caliber |
Weight |
Length |
Price |
B-11 Recoilless Rifle |
107mm |
305 kg |
3.31 meters |
$10250 |
Ammunition |
Caliber |
Weight |
Price |
HE |
107mm |
13.6 kg |
$408 |
HEAT |
107mm |
9 kg |
$405 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Range |
IFR |
Round |
Damage |
Pen |
B-11 |
4 |
200 |
1065 |
HE |
C14 B25 |
9C |
|
4 |
200 |
1065 |
HEAT |
C9 B15 |
57C |
RPG-2
This is the
forerunner of the RPG-7, and rivals that weapon as the most widely used rocket
launcher in the world. It is now
found only in Third World nations and in China (as the Type 56), though it is
found in those countries in droves.
It has found service in at least 15 countries’ armies in its lifetime, and
perhaps much more in the hands of irregular, guerilla, and terrorist hands. The
RPG-2 has been produced with and without license worldwide, and is a very easy
weapon to make, even in primitive conditions. The launcher is a simple straight
tube with sights and a firing mechanism attached, and sometimes a small exhaust
flare at the rear, with a wooden sleeve for the part that goes over the shoulder
to protect the shooter from the heat of the propellant charge. The warhead,
though large, is an old design and very inefficient; range is not helped by the
fact that the RPG-2’s grenade charge, the PG-2, is not actually rocket-propelled
– it is fired by simple charge of six tandem black powder charges, which blows
the grenade out of the tube, similar to a blackpowder rifle in a way, though
exhaust gasses are still vented to the rear.
The grenade free-flies without any propulsion along the way. Essentially,
the RPG-2 is not a rocket launcher in any way – it is a recoilless grenade
thrower.
An interesting
note about the RPG-2 is that it is not meant to be fired from the left shoulder.
At the rear of the pistol grip, on the right side, is a small gas port,
which vents some gas during firing to relive pressure on the firing pin from the
propellant charge. Firing from the
left shoulder could cause a nasty burn on the left side of a shooter’s neck if
it is fired from the left shoulder.
To simulate this, the GM should assign a 50% chance that the head of the shooter
receives 1-2 points of damage if he shoots from the left shoulder, upon each
shot.
The Karen
National Liberation Army in Burma has produced a round for the RPG-2/Type 56
with a fragmentation jacket added to it, producing an
ad hoc antipersonnel round.
This type of round would be easy to produce in a
Twilight 2000 timeline from existing
RPG-2 round. The weight below is
estimated; if anyone knows for sure, please email me.
Weapon |
Caliber |
Weight |
Length |
Price |
RPG-2 |
82mm
(Overcaliber) |
2.83 kg |
1.19 meters |
$650 |
Ammunition |
Caliber |
Weight |
Price |
Chinese HEAT |
80mm Overcaliber |
1.84 kg |
$46 |
Russian HEAT |
82mm Overcaliber |
1.84 kg |
$46 |
KNLA FRAG-HEAT |
82mm Overcaliber |
2.1 kg |
$48 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Range |
IFR |
Round |
Damage |
Pen |
RPG-2 |
1 |
40 |
Nil |
Chinese HEAT |
C6 B25 |
46C |
|
1 |
40 |
Nil |
Russian HEAT |
C6 B25 |
42C |
|
1 |
37 |
Nil |
KNLA FRAG-HEAT |
C4 B31 |
37C |
RPG-7 Knut
Notes:
The RPG-7 is a progressive development of the RPG-2 and a forerunner of
the RPG-16, though the RPG-16 failed to supplant the RPG-7 due to the
flexibility of the RPG-7 system. It
fires a larger, but less powerful warhead than the RPG-16s HEAT warhead. But the
sheer number of different rockets for the RPG-7 ensured that the RPG-7 remained
in production. The sheer
flexibility and variety of warheads have meant that the RPG-7 has been retained
in service despite the introduction of several newer rocket launchers, even in
Russian service. It can be found
almost anywhere else and is possibly the most popular rocket launcher ever
produced. The RPG-7 is produced, with and without a license, in an unknown
number of countries throughout the world, as is the ammunition; the amount of
official users reaches into the forties.
Some users have greatly-improved sights, as do the RPG-7V2 and RPG-7D3.
The RPG-7 uses a
widened (45mm) expansion chamber, with a 40mm tube on either side, and a
bell-shaped exhaust venturi in the rear.
The part that goes over the shoulder is covered in a wooden sleeve to
protect the shooter against the heat of the rocket exhaust. The RPG-7 has a
firing grip as well as a “hindgrip” behind the firing grip. The RPG-7 must be
“cocked” before firing; a hammer at the rear of the firing grip must be drawn
back. Chinese versions have a folding bipod, and several other countries’
versions also have a bipod. Rockets consist of a rocket booster section and a
warhead section, which must be assembled prior to use, though this may be done
well before a battle, and the round will store stable for years after assembly.
The original version is now called the RPG-7V. A variant of the RPG-7, the
RPG-7D, is designed primarily for airborne, air assault, and light infantry use,
and differs in the lighter materials used and in being able to be taken apart at
the center for easier drops and carrying; and the firing grip can be removed to
protect it during jumps. The two
halves connect using AK-47 bayonet lugs. The RPG-7 is equipped with a
low-magnification optical sight that requires considerable practice to achieve
optimum results. The RPG-7V1 is
essentially similar for game purposes, having a spindly, folding, detachable
bipod. Both can replace their issue
sights with night vision sights of certain types designed for them. The standard
sight for the RPG-7 is the PGO-7 sight which has an illuminated stadia and a
2.7x magnification. Yellow and
green lens attachments have been developed to allow for differing light and haze
conditions. Stadia illumination is done by a small battery in the sight module.
The RPG-7V2 and
RPG-7D3 are the latest versions, modified to allow the use of newest RPG-7
rounds. The original RPG-7V and RPG-7D cannot use the latest Russian PG-7L,
PG-7VR, PG-7LT, and TPG-7 rounds or the Bulgarian GTB-7 round, as the pressure
from the firing and exhaust gasses is too high for these earlier designs.
They RPG-7V2 and RPG-7D3 are otherwise equivalent to the RPG-7V and
RPG-7D for game purposes.
Airtronic USA
has developed a US version of the RPG-7V2 and will it for sale starting in 2011;
it has been dubbed in the press the “Amerikanski RPG-7,” though Airtronic calls
it the RPG-7-USA. This version uses a modern steel launch tube (similar to that
of an M-16 barrel), a MIL-STD-1913 rail in three pieces atop the launcher, and
an removable M-4-type sliding shoulder stock below the launcher as well as a
“hindgrip.” The firing grip uses an M-16/M-4-type pistol grip.
The upper rail has simple flip-up-type iron sights, though any sort of
sight could be installed on the rails.
The rails allow the RPG-7-USA allow for left and right-handed use.
Several ergonomic enhancements are incorporated into the design.
The RPG-7-USA can use all types of RPG-7 rockets, with the same results.
The RPG-7-USA is much shorter than the standard RPG-7V2. So far, no sales
have been made, though there are reportedly several interested parties.
DIO in Iran
produces a shortened version of the RPG-7 which is a “no frills” model only
730mm long. I have not yet been
able to find any good information on performance or effects of the shorter
length, so it is not covered here except for this heads-up.
The RPG-7 is not
meant to be fired from the left shoulder, for a different reason than the RPG-2
– the sights are virtually impossible to use from the left shoulder.
Degrade accuracy by two levels when fired from the left shoulder.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The Airtronic RPG-7-USA is not produced in the Twilight 2000 timeline,
though the West has reverse-engineered the standard versions of the RPG-7 for
use by its troops in China, Europe, and the Middle East, and considerable use is
made of captured RPG-7s in those areas as well as in Alaska, and by guerillas.
Weapon |
Caliber |
Weight |
Length |
Price |
RPG-7V |
Several Sizes of
Overcaliber Rockets |
6.9 kg |
950mm |
$850 |
RPG-7D |
Several Sizes of
Overcaliber Rockets |
6.3 kg |
650mm/950mm |
$950 |
RPG-7-USA |
Several Sizes of
Overcaliber Rockets |
7.09 kg |
908mm |
$966 |
Ammunition |
Caliber |
Weight |
Price |
Bulgarian OG-7E Concussion |
73mm Overcaliber |
3 kg |
$51 |
Bulgarian OFG-7V FRAG-HE |
73mm Overcaliber |
3 kg |
$51 |
Bulgarian OG-7G FRAG-HE |
73mm Overcaliber |
3.35 kg |
$58 |
Bulgarian KO-7 HEAT-FRAG |
96mm Overcaliber |
3.5 kg |
$110 |
Bulgarian GTB-7 Thermobaric |
105mm
Overcaliber |
4.7 kg |
$162 |
Chinese Type 69 FRAG-Airburst |
75mm Overcaliber |
2.8 kg |
$46 |
Chinese HE-HEAT |
92mm Overcaliber |
2.67 kg |
$86 |
Chinese HE-RP |
76mm Overcaliber |
2.67 kg |
$64 |
Chinese Type 69 HEAT |
85mm Overcaliber |
2.16 kg |
$54 |
Chinese Type 69-I HEAT |
85mm Overcaliber |
2.24 kg |
$56 |
Chinese Type 69-II HEAT |
94mm Overcaliber |
2.97 kg |
$80 |
Chinese Type 69-III HEAT |
80mm Overcaliber |
2.26 kg |
$47 |
Chinese ILLUM |
75mm Overcaliber |
2.2 kg |
$35 |
Chinese FRAG-ILLUM |
80mm Overcaliber |
2.5 kg |
$80 |
Chinese Type 84 HEAT |
84mm Overcaliber |
1.8 kg |
$37 |
Czech PG-7M110 HEAT |
110mm
Overcaliber |
3.15 kg |
$77 |
Egyptian SAKR Cobra HEAT |
80mm Overcaliber |
2.2 kg |
$50 |
Egyptian Home Guard HE-FRAG |
40mm Overcaliber |
1.75 kg |
$25 |
Egyptian Borkan WP |
82mm Overcaliber |
2.25 kg |
$35 |
Iranian Nafez HEAT |
73mm Overcaliber |
2.65 kg |
$63 |
Iranian Saegheh HE-FRAG |
40mm Overcaliber |
1.4 kg |
$18 |
Iranian Nafez-2 HEAT-T |
80mm Overcaliber |
2.6 kg |
$101 |
Russian OG-7 HE |
73mm Overcaliber |
1.76 kg |
$29 |
Russian OG-7M HE |
73mm Overcaliber |
1.76 kg |
$28 |
Russian PG-7M HEAT |
70mm Overcaliber |
1.98 kg |
$48 |
Russian PG-7N HEAT |
70mm Overcaliber |
1.98 kg |
$46 |
Russian PG-7L HEAT |
93mm Overcaliber |
2.6 kg |
$65 |
Russian PG-7VR HEAT-T |
105mm
Overcaliber |
4.5 kg |
$182 |
Russian PG-7LT HEAT-T |
93mm Overcaliber |
2.9 kg |
$102 |
Russian TBG-7 Thermobaric |
105mm
Overcaliber |
4.5 kg |
$231 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Range |
IFR |
Round |
Damage |
Pen |
RPG-7 |
1 |
85 |
520 |
Bulgarian OG-7E Concussion |
C13 |
2C |
|
1 |
125 |
935 |
Bulgarian OFG-7V FRAG-HE |
C6 B38 |
4C |
|
1 |
85 |
600 |
Bulgarian OG-7G FRAG-HE |
C8 B44 |
3C |
|
1 |
100 |
800 |
Bulgarian KO-7 HEAT-FRAG |
C7 B38 |
52C |
|
2 |
105 |
800 |
Bulgarian GTB-7 Thermobaric |
C38 B34 |
49C |
|
1 |
105 |
800 |
Chinese Type 69 FRAG-Airburst |
C10 B26 |
2C |
|
1 |
105 |
1800 |
Chinese 92mm HE-HEAT |
C11 B32 |
51C |
|
1 |
105 |
1500 |
Chinese 76mm HE-RP |
C6 B22 |
2C |
|
1 |
70 |
500 |
Chinese Type 69 HEAT |
C6 B25 |
44C |
|
1 |
80 |
600 |
Chinese Type 69-I HEAT |
C7 B25 |
51C |
|
1 |
70 |
500 |
Chinese Type 69-II HEAT |
C9 B30 |
68C |
|
1 |
140 |
1100 |
Chinese Type 69-III HEAT |
C7 B25 |
69C |
|
1 |
105 |
1500 |
Chinese ILLUM |
(B505) |
Nil |
|
1 |
115 |
1500 |
Chinese FRAG-ILLUM |
C4 B20+(B305) |
1C |
|
1 |
145 |
1100 |
Chinese Type 84 HEAT |
C8 B30 |
77C |
|
1 |
105 |
800 |
Czech PG-7M110 HEAT |
C16 B40 |
140C |
|
1 |
125 |
1000 |
Egyptian SAKR Cobra HEAT |
C8 B30 |
93C |
|
1 |
145 |
1100 |
Egyptian Home Guard HE-FRAG |
C2 B25 |
Nil |
|
1 |
125 |
1000 |
Egyptian Borkan WP |
C2 B15 |
Nil |
|
1 |
115 |
900 |
Iranian Nafez HEAT |
C6 B25 |
83C |
|
1 |
120 |
900 |
Iranian Nafez-2 HEAT-T |
C7 B25 |
81C/101C |
|
1 |
160 |
1200 |
Iranian Saegheh HE-FRAG |
C2 B20 |
Nil |
|
1 |
70 |
500 |
Russian OG-7 HE |
C7 B25 |
4C |
|
1 |
90 |
700 |
Russian OG-7M HE |
C8 B30 |
4C |
|
1 |
85 |
600 |
Russian PG-7M HEAT |
C5 B20 |
51C |
|
1 |
100 |
700 |
Russian PG-7N HEAT |
C6 B25 |
72C |
|
1 |
85 |
600 |
Russian PG-7L HEAT |
C10 B30 |
103C |
|
2 |
65 |
500 |
Russian PG-7VR HEAT-T |
C15 B40 |
108C/135C |
|
2 |
80 |
600 |
Russian PG-7LT HEAT-T |
C11 B35 |
98C/122C |
|
2 |
105 |
800 |
Russian TBG-7 Thermobaric |
C34 B30 |
52C |
RPG-16 Udar
Notes:
Though the RPG-16 resembles an RPG-7 with a wider tube (58mm vs. the 40mm
tube of the RPG-7), it is more of a smaller version of the SPG-9, supposedly
giving paratroopers the capabilities of the SPG-9 in a smaller form.
It proved to be less effective than the SPG-9 and not as flexible as the
RPG-7 system and did not offer significantly more range, so it was quickly
dropped and airborne and air assault forces went back to the RPG-7D.
The most common place they are to be encountered these days, therefore,
are in the hands of Taliban and Al-Qaida forces, as they were primarily used (in
small numbers) during Russia’s involvement in Afghanistan.
The base warheads are better than those of the RPG-7, but later
developments in RPG-7 warheads outstrip the RPG-7.
The RPG-16 has an integral passive IR sight with a 2.7x magnification, as
well as backup iron sights, and a folding bipod. It can be split into two parts
for transport and storage (and is often designated, incorrectly, in the West as
RPG-16D for that reason). The rocket has a launching charge and a booster
charge; the booster charge does not fire until the rocket is 7 meters from the
shooter, so the backblast is half as effective at dampening backblast as a
rocket using the Davis Countershot principle.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon was for long time thought to be out of production (dropped in
favor of the RPG-7 and improved warheads), but in the Twilight War it was
revealed to still be in use by certain Russian troops as well as being sold to
some former Warsaw Pact countries and certain “unnamed parties.”
Weapon |
Caliber |
Weight |
Length |
Price |
RPG-16 |
88mm
(Overcaliber) |
9.4 kg |
645mm (Stowed),
1104mm (Firing) |
$1082 |
Ammunition |
Caliber |
Weight |
Price |
HEAT |
88mm Overcaliber |
3 kg |
$74 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Range |
IFR |
Round |
Damage |
Pen |
RPG-16 |
1 |
100 |
1075 |
HEAT |
C9 B30 |
81C |
RPG-18 Mukha
Notes: Noting
the utility of the US M-72 LAW disposable AT launcher as a bunker buster in
Vietnam, the Russians set about to copy it.
And they did, almost to the letter, right down to the cartoon-type
instructions on the side of the collapsible launch tube.
Like the M-72, the simple sights spring open when the launch tube is
opened. (The warhead is a bit
smaller, at 64mm vs. the M-72’s 66mm.)
The RPG-18 Mukha began issue in 1972, and issue continued until 1990,
when it was replaced by the RPG-22.
The RPG-18 was primarily issued to heliborne and light infantry units.
The RPG-18,
however, does not have a very important feature that the M-72 does have – once
the RPG-18 launcher is extended to the launch position, it cannot be put back on
safe and re-collapsed. Once you
extend the RPG-18, you have a live round that stays live, even if you find out
you don’t need to use the RPG-18 after all.
Therefore, you simply have to abandon the RPG-18 or carry a rocket that
could go off at any moment. Not a
pleasant thought!
The RPG-22 Neto
was an improved version of the RPG-18, issued to Soviet units in 1980.
Production of the RPG-22 stopped in 1993 in favor of the more effective
RPG-26, but since large stocks of the RPG-22, it is not uncommon to find Russian
units that still have them; it was also exported to other countries.
The warhead is larger at 72.5mm, with a more powerful rocket motor to
propel it. The Soviets did realize
their mistake at providing no way to safe the RPG-22 is use was found to not be
necessary, using a safing and re-collapsing method similar to that of the M-72.
The RPG-26 Aglen
was a further improvement of the RPG-22, adopted by the Soviets in 1985, and
still in production. Warhead
diameter is the same, but the warhead is more effective than the RPG-22’s.
The RPG-26 is otherwise the same as the RPG-22 for game purposes.
The RShG-2 is
derived from the RPG-26, with a thermobaric warhead instead of a HEAT warhead.
It is designed for multipurpose use, against soft-skinned and light
armored vehicles, as a bunker buster, and to kill troops in the open and inside
caves. The Russians adopted this
weapon in 2000, though it existed in test form about 3 years earlier.
Twilight 2000
Notes: In the Twilight 2000 timeline, the RPG-18 and RPG-22 are fairly common,
the RPG-26 fairly rare, and the RShG-2 nonexistent.
Caliber |
Weight |
Length |
Price |
|
RPG-18 Mukha |
64mm |
2.7 kg |
705mm (Stowed),
1050mm (Firing) |
$260 |
RPG-22 Neto |
72.5mm |
2.7 kg |
785mm (Stowed),
850mm (Firing) |
$260 |
RPG-26 Aglen |
72.5mm |
2.9 kg |
785mm (Stowed),
850mm (Firing) |
$260 |
RShG-2 |
72.5mm |
3.8 kg |
785mm (Stowed),
850mm (Firing) |
$332 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Range |
IFR |
Round |
Damage |
Pen |
RPG-18 Mukha |
0 |
55 |
Nil |
HEAT |
C4 B20 |
45C |
RPG-22 Neto |
0 |
90 |
Nil |
HEAT |
C6 B25 |
66C |
RPG-26 Aglen |
0 |
95 |
Nil |
HEAT |
C7 B25 |
80C |
RShG-2 |
0 |
95 |
Nil |
Thermobaric |
C17 B15 |
10C |
RPG-27 Tavolga
Notes:
Essentially a heavy disposable LAW (perhaps MAW would be more appropriate), the
RPG-27 is based around a modified form of the RPG-7’s PG-7VR tandem HEAT rocket,
and is quite a powerful weapon in a relatively small package.
The RPG-27 was adopted by Russian forces in 2000. It is offered for
export, but customers (if any) are unknown).
Externally, the
RPG-27 looks like an overgrown RPG-26.
The endcaps are not opened during before launch, and no extending of the
launcher into launch position is necessary; the rubber endcaps are destroyed
once the firing bar is depressed.
The firing mechanism is readied by raising the rear sight, which interlocks with
a safety; putting the sight back down re-engages the safety.
The RShG-1 is a
derivative of the RPG-27 that has a thermobaric warhead instead of the HEAT-T
warhead of the RPG-27. The sights
are altered to reflect the different usage of the RShG-1, and are not as
effective against moving targets. Operation is essentially the same as the
RPG-27, except for the warhead effects.
The RPG-28 is an
even larger version of the RPG-27, firing a tandem HEAT warhead from a unitary
disposable launch tube. The RPG-28
and RPG-27 look virtually identical except for caliber, and appear to have the
same operation. Like the RPG-27,
the RPG-28 does not need to be extended before launch, and the sights are
similar and work in the same manner.
The RPG-30 is an
interesting, and as far as I can find out, unique iteration on the antitank
rocket launcher. It is,
essentially, a duplex rocket launcher.
Upon firing, a small rocket fires ahead of the main rocket, and the two
are matched to fly in an identical trajectory, about a half a second apart; the
second rocket is slowed by larger fins and its larger size.
Though the small precursor rocket has a small explosive charge, causing
damage is not its primary role. The
precursor rocket’s role is to spoof hard-kill Active Protection Systems such as
the Arena, Drozd, and Trophy systems. Such a system requires 0.2-0.4 seconds to
reset to deal with any further rounds which are incoming, and the second rocket
should be able to slip under this window of time.
The probability that the primary rocket will get past the APS is a roll
of 12 on a 1d20. If the RPG-30 is fired as an antipersonnel weapon or area
weapon, the precursor rocket will land 1-3 meters from the impact point
determined for the primary rocket. Due to the dual rocket launches, firing the
RPG-30 requires a little extra training and chances to hit with it are at -1 on
the die roll. The GM should have
the PC or NPC roll to hit with the primary rocket only, i.e., only one to hit
roll is required. Against a hard
target, the two rockets will hit almost simultaneously (within 0.2 seconds of
each other), in almost exactly the same spot if not the same spot.
The RShG-1 is
good for area targets, fortifications, and soft-skinned vehicle, but its
thermobaric warhead is not really a good anti-armor weapon.
Bazalt therefore made sort of compromise between antiarmor and
anti-fortification weapons; this is the RMG.
It’s still an excellent anti-armor weapon, but it also has a thermobaric
warhead as a follow-on charge to the initial HEAT charge.
This gives the warhead the ability to penetrate fortifications
and armor, with the thermobaric
warhead acting as a sort of tandem charge.
Like all of these rockets (with the possible exception of the RPG-30; I
don’t have information about this one), the rocket motor burns out completely
inside the launch tube. The rocket
follows a ballistic path instead of having the flatter trajectory of weapons
like the RPG-7, and it does take some extra training to get used to this.
Twilight 2000
Notes: These weapons do not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Caliber |
Weight |
Length |
Price |
RPG-27 |
105mm |
10 kg |
900mm |
$384 |
RShG-1 |
105mm |
8 kg |
900mm |
$448 |
RPG-28 |
125mm |
13 kg |
1200mm |
$467 |
RPG-30 |
10mm + 105mm |
10.3 kg |
900mm |
$576 |
RMG |
105mm |
8.5 kg |
1000mm |
$780 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Range |
IFR |
Round |
Damage |
Pen |
RPG-27 |
0 |
90 |
Nil |
HEAT-T |
C15 B40 |
89C/119C |
RShG-1 |
0 |
90 |
Nil |
Thermobaric |
C44 B34 |
60C |
RPG-28 |
0 |
90 |
Nil |
HEAT-T |
C21 B45 |
107C/143C |
RPG-30 |
0 |
90 |
Nil |
HE + HEAT-T |
C1 B1 + C15
B40 |
Nil + 89C/119C |
RMG |
0 |
130 |
Nil |
HEAT-Thermobaric |
C30 B74 |
75C/90C |
RPG-29 Vampir
Notes:
The RPG-29 appears to be a straightforward tube rocket launcher; the
launch tube and warhead are of the same caliber instead of using an overcaliber
warhead, and this allows for a larger propellant charge, and therefore longer
range. The launch tube comes in two
parts to allow for easier transport and storage. At first, only one round was
available for it, the PG-29V tandem shaped charge; this round uses a precursor
warhead on a long tube with a 65mm warhead.
Later, a thermobaric warhead round was been developed for the RPG-29, the
TBG-29V. The RPG-29 is unusual for
a modern rocket launcher in that it does not have an initial rocket charge to
propel the rocket out of the tube before the main rocket charge ignites;
instead, the main rocket fires when the trigger is pulled, and the entire
propelling charge burns out before the rocket has left the launch tube.
This also means that the rocket follows a ballistic trajectory from the
moment it leaves the tube instead of having most of its flight being relatively
flat, and this takes some training and getting used to on the part of the
gunner. The sight used with the RPG-29 is a 2.7x optical sight with an
illuminated stadia, but this can be removed or the launcher otherwise fired
without it using folding unmagnified sights. There is also a ground mount for
the RPG-29; this consists of a tripod and adds laser sights.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The RPG-29 is in use primarily by Russian and Czech Airborne, Air
Assault, and special operations forces, and is relatively rare.
Ground mounts are even rarer.
Weapon |
Caliber |
Weight |
Length |
Price |
RPG-29 |
105mm |
(Launcher) 12.1
kg, (Ground Mount) 9 kg |
1 meter
(Stowed); 1.85 meters (Firing) |
(Launcher) $850,
(Ground Mount) $1000 |
Ammunition |
Caliber |
Weight |
Price |
HEAT-T |
105mm |
7.79 kg |
$224 |
Thermobaric |
105mm |
7.79 kg |
$285 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Range |
IFR |
Round |
Damage |
Pen |
RPG-29 |
3 |
125 |
Nil |
HEAT-T |
C15 B40 |
71C/119C |
With Ground Mount |
3 |
200 |
Nil |
HEAT-T |
C15 B40 |
105C/131C |
RPG-29 |
3 |
125 |
Nil |
Thermobaric |
C44 B34 |
60C |
With Ground Mount |
3 |
200 |
Nil |
Thermobaric |
C44 B34 |
60C |
RPO Shmel
Notes:
This is rocket launcher designed to fire incendiary projectiles.
Four types of warhead are available: a conventional white phosphorus
warhead, a thermobaric fuel-air explosive to destroy bunkers, a smoke round
which produces very dense smoke screens, and a warhead that combines a light
HEAT warhead with a thermobaric warhead to provide a limited antiarmor
capability.
The Russians
have developed a smaller, more flexible version of the RPO.
Like MRO. It’s primary warhead is Thermobaric, but the MRO is also
available in a version carrying a WP warhead, or one using a warhead similar to
napalm. (I should be noted here
that using a napalm-like warheads violates several laws of war treaties.)
Twilight 2000
Notes: The RPO-G and the MRO do not exist.
Weapon |
Caliber |
Weight |
Length |
Price |
RPO-A |
93mm |
12 kg (Complete) |
920mm |
$660 |
RPO-D |
93mm |
12 kg (Complete) |
920mm |
$430 |
RPO-G |
93mm |
12 kg (Complete) |
920mm |
$700 |
RPO-Z |
92mm |
12 kg (Complete) |
920mm |
$540 |
MRO-A |
72.5mm |
4.5 kg
(Complete) |
630mm |
$282 |
MRO-Z |
72.5mm |
4.5 kg
(Complete) |
630mm |
$522 |
MRO-E |
72.5mm |
4.5 kg
(Complete) |
630mm |
$564 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Range |
IFR |
Round |
Damage |
Pen |
RPO-A |
0 |
60 |
600 |
Thermobaric |
C30 B30 |
43C |
RPO-D |
0 |
60 |
600 |
Smoke |
C2 (B10) |
Nil |
RPO-G |
0 |
60 |
600 |
HEAT-Thermobaric |
C20 B30 |
65C |
RPO-Z |
0 |
60 |
600 |
WP |
C2 B20 |
Nil |
MRO-A |
0 |
90 |
450 |
Thermobaric |
C22 B23 |
42C |
MRO-Z |
0 |
90 |
450 |
WP |
C2 B15 |
Nil |
MRO-E |
0 |
90 |
450 |
Napalm |
C20 B12 |
21C |
SPG-9
Notes:
The SPG-9 is similar to the 73mm smoothbore gun used on the BMP-1 and
BMD-1. The ammunition is identical
to that used in the 73mm gun of the BMP-1 and BMD-1 except for the propelling
charge. The SPG-9 is common among
Bloc airborne forces and is also found among many Third World nations.
Weapon |
Caliber |
Weight |
Length |
Price |
SPG-9 |
73mm |
57 kg |
2.11 kg |
$5250 |
Ammunition |
Caliber |
Weight |
Price |
Bulgarian OG-9BG FRAG-HE |
73mm |
6.9 kg |
$207 |
Bulgarian OG-BG1 FRAG-HE |
73mm |
4.48 kg |
$134 |
Bulgarian RHEAT-9A |
73mm |
5.48 kg |
$177 |
Bulgarian RHEF-9MA1 |
73mm |
5.48 kg |
$152 |
Russian OG-9V FRAG-HE |
73mm |
5.35 kg |
$161 |
Russian OG-9VN FRAG-HE |
73mm |
5.35 kg |
$161 |
Russian PG-9V HEAT |
73mm |
4.39 kg |
$198 |
Russian PG-9VNT HEAT |
73mm |
3.2 kg |
$144 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Range |
IFR |
Round |
Damage |
Pen |
SPG-9 |
3 |
220 |
800 |
Bulgarian OG-9BG FRAG-HE |
C8 B25 |
2C |
|
2 |
190 |
660 |
Bulgarian OG-9BG1 FRAG-HE |
C8 B20 |
2C |
|
3 |
132 |
1050 |
Bulgarian RHEAT-9MA HEAT |
C9 B26 |
81C |
|
3 |
132 |
1050 |
Bulgarian RHEF-9MA1 HE-FRAG |
C9 B45 |
1C |
|
3 |
220 |
800 |
Russian OG-9V FRAG-HE |
C8 B20 |
2C |
|
3 |
220 |
800 |
Russian OG-9VN FRAG-HE |
C7 B25 |
4C |
|
2 |
220 |
800 |
Russian PG-9V HEAT |
C5 B15 |
53C |
|
2 |
220 |
800 |
Russian PG-9VNT HEAT |
C6 B15 |
73C |
TEMP-10
Notes:
The TEMP-10 is a highly-modified RPG-7, with an enlarged launch tube,
advanced sights that incorporate a sighting telescope and limited night vision
capabilities (as an image intensifier, but only 75% normal range), and only one
type of round: the first EFP (Explosively-Formed Projectile) light antitank
weapon round. This round may be set
for impact, delayed, or proximity detonation, and can be used for antivehicle,
antipersonnel, antibunker, or antihelicopter use.
It is a very fast round; after its soft launch, it quickly (within 0.2
seconds) accelerates to 14,000 meters per phase (2,800 meters per second).
As of 2003, this was just getting into production, though the Russians
had found few buyers.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This experimental rocket launcher was issued in limited quantities to
Russian forces during the Twilight War, particularly to Airborne, Air Assault,
and special operations forces.
Merc 2000 Notes:
Budget cuts stopped the development of the TEMP-10.
Weapon |
Caliber |
Weight |
Length |
Price |
TEMP-10 |
110mm
(Overcaliber) |
6.7 kg |
1 meter |
$825 |
Ammunition |
Caliber |
Weight |
Price |
EFP |
110mm
Overcaliber |
3.21 kg |
$118 |
Weapon |
Reload |
Range |
IFR |
Round |
Damage |
Pen |
TEMP-10 |
2 |
65 |
515 |
EFP |
C10 B45 |
113C |