The infantryman can withstand a tank or other type of armored vehicles using a hand grenade launcher. Also, with this type of weapon, a fighter can destroy enemy fortifications. One of the rather effective manual anti-tank grenade launchers, which are equipped with the infantry of the Russian army, was the RPG 28 “Cranberry”. According to military experts, this grenade launcher destroys tanks with modern armor and various means of protection. About the device and technical characteristics of the RPG 28 "Cranberry" you will learn from this article.
Acquaintance with the weapon
RPG 28 "Cranberry" is a disposable grenade launcher firing a grenade with a cumulative warhead. This infantryman’s personal weapon has been developed since the beginning of 2000. designers of NPP "Basalt". Decoding RPG weapons - manual anti-tank grenade launcher. Used exclusively in the armed forces of Russia since 2007.
About the manufacturer
RPG 28 “Cranberry” is done by employees of the joint-stock company NPP “Bazalt”. In this research and production enterprise, which is part of the state corporation Rostec, they create and supply weapons and ammunition for the Navy, Air Force and Russian Ground Forces. The main production facilities are located in Moscow.
Several production units are also located in Tula and the Kostroma region in Nerekhta. According to experts, NPP Bazalt is the only developer of grenade launchers. This enterprise has created many unique models of anti-tank weapons. It was the Bazalt workers who manufactured the RPG-7, which was used in many armed conflicts of the 20th century.
The infantry of the Russian army uses this grenade launcher today. However, the RPG-7 is a rather outdated anti-tank weapon. Due to the fact that modern tanks have multilayer armor, are equipped with dynamic and active defense systems, this grenade launcher model has become less effective. Old type grenades cannot destroy such armored vehicles. For example, in Iraq, American and British tanks left the battlefield after more than ten hits from RPG-7. The new and more effective example of anti-tank weapons has become the RPG 28 "Cranberry", the description of which below.
Device
A manual anti-tank grenade launcher is a container tube made of fiberglass. This container is used as a starting device. It is equipped with a trigger mechanism and sights. There is a special check for the trigger, through which the system is locked. When you need to make a shot, the infantryman is enough to remove this check. Then you need to platoon an RPG. After completing these steps, the grenade launcher is ready to fire. Due to the fact that this system belongs to the category of high power weapons, it weighs quite a lot. To make it easier for a fighter to shoot, the manufacturer equipped the grenade launcher with a special emphasis under his shoulder. At the bottom of the RPG with a folding handle, which, if necessary, is easy to spread out. Aiming at the target is carried out using the installed optical sight. The front and back of the container pipe are closed. For this purpose, special covers are used that are made of rubber. Before shooting, it is not necessary to dismantle them.
What shoots a weapon?
From RPG-28, the target is hit by an anti-tank grenade, which contains a tandem cumulative warhead. Through the first part breaks through dynamic protection, and the second - armor. According to experts, the combustion of a powder propellant engine is still inside the RPG barrel. Then, when the projectile leaves the channel of the plastic container pipe, the stabilizers are laid out, whose task is to stabilize the grenade during its movement to the target. This function is also achieved by its axial rotation.
About destination
RPG 28 "Cranberry" was created specifically for the destruction of modern and promising armored vehicles. According to experts, even the multi-layer reservation system and dynamic protection are not able to protect Bazalt from these weapons. Nevertheless, enemy tanks are not the only target of the Russian RPG. Using the "Cranberry", you can successfully resist the enemy infantry. If necessary, destroy the field fortification also use this manual anti-tank grenade launcher.
TTX
The Cranberry manual anti-tank grenade launcher has the following tactical and technical characteristics:
- Weight RPG caliber 125 mm - 13 kg.
- The total length of the weapon is 115.5 cm.
- The aiming range is 300 m.
- A direct hit destroys at a distance of 180 m.
- Anti-tank grenade with a 125 mm headpiece. weighs 8.5 kg.
- The armor penetration rate of dynamic protection is 900 mm.
