MRO-A
| MRO-A | |
|---|---|
.jpg) MRO-D, smoke warhead variant | |
| Type | Disposable rocket-propelled grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2003 |
| Wars | Second Chechen War Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War[1][2] 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon[3] |
| Production history | |
| Designer | NPO Bazalt |
| Designed | Late 1990s |
| Manufacturer | NPO Bazalt |
| Produced | 2003 |
| Variants | MRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.7 kg |
| Length | 900 mm |
| Shell weight | 2.9 kg (thermobaric warheads) |
| Caliber | 72.5 mm |
| Effective firing range | 90 m |
| Maximum firing range | 450 m |
| Sights | iron, MPO-A sighting devices are similar to those for flamethrower RPO-A |
The MRO Borodach[4] (Russian: малогабаритный реактивный огнемет, romanized: Malogabaritnyy reaktivnyy ognemet, lit. 'Small-sized jet flamethrower') is a Russian self-contained, disposable single shot 72.5 mm rocket launcher.[2]
Technical specification
[edit]- Calibre: 72.5 mm
- Length: 900 mm
- Weight: 4.7 kg
- Effective Range: 90 m
- Maximum Range: 450 m
Variants
[edit]MRO-A
[edit]Thermobaric warhead.
MRO-D
[edit]WP Smoke warhead
MRO-Z
[edit]Incendiary warhead
Users
[edit]Current
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Former
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References
[edit]- 1 2 Smallwood, Michael (1 June 2014). "Russian MRO-A Rocket Launchers in Ukraine". armamentresearch.com.
- 1 2 "SMALL ROCKET FLAMETHROWER MRO-A "Borodach" (MRO-Z, MRO-D)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Israeli Army considers forming anti-tank units with Hezbollah's trophy weapons". Militarniy. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ↑ "ЦАМТО / / Российские военные получили новый пехотный огнемет для городских боев «Бородач»".
- ↑ Ferguson, Jonathan; Jenzen-Jones, N.R. (2014). "Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine. (Research Report No. 3)" (PDF). ARES. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ "Russian MRO-A thermobaric rocket launchers in Syria". Armament Research. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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