RPG 28

RPG28 antitank disposable grenade launcher, rocketpropelled grenade (Russia) The RPG28 is a disposable, single shot rocket launcher preloaded with finstabilized rocket. The singlepiece smoothbore barrel, container is made of fiberglass. The rocket is contained in the barrel tube, and its solidfuel motor burns out completely within the barrel. Because the barrel is open at the rear to avoid recoil, there is a dangerous backblast area behind the firing transport, storage mode both ends of the barrel are closed by the front and rear covers, made of rubber; those covers shallnot be removed manually and are destroyed during the rocket launch. Firing mechanism is cocked manually by rising the rear sight; lovering the rear sight decocks the firing mechanism so the grenade can be brough back to safe mode if the there s no immediate target. The launcher tube is also equipped with standard sight rail which can accept telescopic or IR, Night sight in equipment. Since the complete system is quit br, br,