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|wars=[[Vietnam War]]<br/>[[Cambodian Civil War]]<br/>[[Laotian Civil War]]<br/>[[Sino-Vietnamese War]]<br/>[[Cambodian–Vietnamese War]]<br/>[[Third Indochina War]]<br/>[[Soviet–Afghan War]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Soviet Paratrooper vs Mujahideen Fighter: Afghanistan 1979–89|series=Combat 29|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|first=David |last=Campbell|date=30 Nov 2017|isbn=9781472817648|page=62}}</ref><br/>[[Salvadoran Civil War]]<br/>[[Gulf War]]<br/>[[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]]<br/>[[TajikistanTajikistani Civil War]]<br/>[[First Chechen War]]<br/>[[Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–991997–1999)|Congo Civil War]]<br/>[[Second Chechen War]]<br/>[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]]<br/>[[Iraq War]]<br/>[[2008 South OssetianRusso-Georgian War]]<br/>[[Kivu conflict]]<br/>[[Syrian Civilcivil war]]<br/>[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
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|weight= 1.4 kg (unarmedprojectile)<br/>2.6 kg (ready to fireloaded)
|length= 705 mm (unarmed)<br/>1,050 mm (ready to fire)
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|cartridge= [[High-explosive antitankanti-tank|HEAT]] with a penetration of 300 mm of [[Rolled homogeneous armour|RHA]]
|caliber= 64 mm
|action= By300 usingmm: VP-18[[Rolled impacthomogeneous fuze:armour|RHA]]<br/>1,000500 mm: BrickReinforced concrete<br/>5001000 mm: Concrete with VP-18 impact fuze.Brickwork
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The '''RPG-18 Mukha''' ({{lang-langx|ru|Муха|translit=Fly}}) is a Soviet short-range, disposable light [[anti-tank]] [[Shoulder-launched missile weapon|rocket launcher]] designed in 1972. It was based on the [[M72 LAW]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=RPG-18 Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher {{!}} MilitaryToday.com |url=https://www.militarytoday.com/firearms/rpg_18.htm |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=www.militarytoday.com}}</ref>
 
==History==
[[File:2011.Ручные Деньреактивные защитыгранатометы детейи вогнеметы Донецкепроизводства 046России и СССР - Russian RPG launchers.jpg|thumb|left|RPG-18 (bottom) with comparable Soviet/Russian rocket launchers]]
[[File:Combat UAV "Soaring tube" complex during the "Armiya 2021" exhibition.jpg|thumb|left|Airbased modification]]
The RPG-18 is very similar to the US [[M72 LAW|M72-series LAW]] [[anti-tank]] rocket launcher.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=NDa1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=m72+law+rpg#v=onepage&q=m72%20law%20rpg&f=false | title=The Rocket Propelled Grenade| isbn=9781849081542| last1=Rottman| first1=Gordon L.| date=2011-03-15}}</ref> The RPG-18 has been succeeded by the [[RPG-22]], a very similar design with a larger [[warhead]].▼
 
▲The RPG-18 is very similar to the US [[M72 LAW|M72-series LAW]] [[anti-tank]] rocket launcher, with captured examples during the [[Vietnam War]] likely being sent to the Soviet Union.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NDa1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dqq=m72+law+rpg#v=onepage&qpg=m72%20law%20rpg&f=falsePA34 | title=The Rocket Propelled Grenade | isbn=9781849081542 | last1=Rottman| |first1=Gordon L.| |date=2011-03-15|publisher=Bloomsbury }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=RPG-18 Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher {{!}} MilitaryToday.com |url=https://www.militarytoday.com/firearms/rpg_18.htm |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=www.militarytoday.com}}</ref> The RPG-18 has been succeeded by the [[RPG-22]], a very similar design with a larger [[warhead]].
 
==Description==
The RPG-18 fires a 64&nbsp;mm ''PG-18'' [[Highhigh-explosive antitank|HEATanti-tank]] (HEAT) warhead mounted on a small rocket capableable ofto engagingengage targets within 200 meters. The warhead self-destructs 6six seconds after launch, placing definitea limitslimit on range even if a sight was used that was effective with targets beyond 200 meters. The RPG-18 itself can penetrate up to 375&nbsp;300 mm of conventional armor. However, performance is significantly diminishedlessened when the RPG-18 is employedused against targets protected by HEAT-resistant [[Explosiveexplosive reactive armour|ERA]] (ERA) or [[composite armor]].
 
Unlike better known weapons, the RPG-18 requires only one operator because it is not reloadable. Assistant [[grenadier]]s are used to help reload the [[RPG-2]], [[RPG-7]] and [[RPG-16]] systems.
 
==Users==
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* {{AFG}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict: Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society|first1=Michael Vinai|last1=Bhatia |first2=Mark |last2=Sedra|publisher=[[Routledge]]|editor=[[Small Arms Survey]]|isbn=978-0-415-45308-0|url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=P4N9AgAAQBAJ|page=66|ref=harv|date=May 2008}}</ref>▼
 
* {{ARM}}{{Citaiton needed|date=August 2018}}▼
▲* {{AFG}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict: Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society|first1=Michael Vinai|last1=Bhatia |first2=Mark |last2=Sedra|publisher=[[Routledge]]|editor=[[Small Arms Survey]]|editor-link=Small Arms Survey|isbn=978-0-415-45308-0|url=https://books.google.frcom/books?id=P4N9AgAAQBAJ|page=66|ref=harv|date=May 2008}}</ref>
* {{AZE}}{{Citaiton needed|date=August 2018}}▼
* {{BLRARM}}{{CitaitonCitation needed|date=August 2018}}
▲* {{ARMAZE}}{{CitaitonCitation needed|date=August 2018}}
▲* {{AZEBLR}}{{CitaitonCitation needed|date=August 2018}}
* {{flag|Chad}}<ref name = 'FDLR'/>
* {{flag|Republic of the Congo}}<ref name ='SAS 2003 263'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2003.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112154702/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2003.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 12, 2010|chapter-url= http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2003/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2003-Chapter-08-EN.pdf|chapter=Making the Difference?: Weapon Collection and Small Arms Availability in the Republic of Congo|title=Small Arms Survey 2003: Development Denied|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=2003|author=Small Arms Survey|pages=267|isbn=0199251754|ref={{harvid|Small Arms Survey 2003}}|author-link= Small Arms Survey}}</ref>
* {{flag|Georgia}}<ref name ='SAS 1998 4'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/B-Occasional-papers/SAS-OP06-Georgia.pdf|chapterarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112185639/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/B-Occasional-papers/SAS-OP06-Georgia.pdf|chapterurl-status=dead|archive-date=January 12, 2011|title=Politics From The Barrel of a Gun|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=1998|author=Small Arms Survey|pages=40|isbn=|author-link=Small Arms Survey}}</ref>
* {{GRE}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://army.gr/el/organosi/oplika-systimata/t-rpg-18|title=Α-Τ RPG-18|website=army.gr}}</ref>
* {{GRE}}{{Citaiton needed|date=August 2018}}▼
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Hamas.svg}} [[Hamas]]{{CitaitonCitation needed|date=August 2018}}
* {{flagflagicon|Iraq|20031991}} [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–11)|Iraqi insurgents]]<ref name ='SAS 2012 10'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830000609/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2012|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2012/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2012-Chapter-10-EN.pdf|chapter=Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms In Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia|title=Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2012|author=Small Arms Survey|page=324|isbn= 978-0-521-19714-4|author-link=Small Arms Survey}}</ref>
* {{flaglist|Islamic State}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Weapons of the Islamic State |date=2017 |publisher=[[Conflict Armament Research]] |location=London |page=184 |url=https://www.conflictarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Weapons-of-the-Islamic-State.pdf |access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref>
* {{KAZ}}{{Citaiton needed|date=August 2018}}▼
* {{KGZKAZ}}{{CitaitonCitation needed|date=August 2018}}
* {{MLDKGZ}}{{CitaitonCitation needed|date=August 2018}}
▲* {{GREMLD}}{{CitaitonCitation needed|date=August 2018}}
* {{flag|Panama}}<ref name="Central American">{{cite magazine|title=Portable Anti-Tank Weapons in Mexico & the Northern Central American Triangle|url=http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=2954|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402142813/www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=2954|archive-date=2 April 2019|first=Julio A. |last=Montes |date= 8 May 2015|magazine=Small Arms Defense Journal|issue=1|volume=7}}</ref>▼
** {{flag|Transnistria}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Маленькая и малобоеспособная {{!}} Еженедельник «Военно-промышленный курьер» |url=https://vpk-news.ru/articles/14870 |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=vpk-news.ru}}</ref>
▲* {{flag|Panama}}<ref name="Central American">{{cite magazine|title=Portable Anti-Tank Weapons in Mexico & the Northern Central American Triangle|url=http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=2954|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402142813/http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=2954|archive-date=2 April 2019|first=Julio A. |last=Montes |date= 8 May 2015|magazine=Small Arms Defense Journal|issue=1|volume=7}}</ref>
* {{RUS}}
* {{SYR}}{{CitaitonCitation needed|date=August 2018}}
** {{Flagicon image|Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg}} [[Free Syrian Army]]{{CitaitonCitation needed|date=August 2018}}
* {{TJK}}{{CitaitonCitation needed|date=August 2018}}
* {{TKM}}{{CitaitonCitation needed|date=August 2018}}
* {{UKR}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Special Operations Forces Soldiers hit enemy BMP-2 with RPG |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/special-operations-forces-soldiers-hit-enemy-bmp-2-with-rpg |access-date=29 December 2023 |work=Militarnyi |date=7 June 2022}}</ref>
* {{UKR}}{{Citaiton needed|date=August 2018}}
▲* {{KAZUZB}}{{CitaitonCitation needed|date=August 2018}}
** {{flag|Donetsk People's Republic}}<ref name="Ukraine">{{cite book|title=Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine, 2014|first1=Jonathan |last1=Ferguson |first2= N.R. |last2=Jenzen-Jones|isbn=978-0-9924624-3-7|date=November 2014|publisher=Armament Research Services|series=Research Report 3|url=http://armamentresearch.com/Uploads/Research%20Report%20No.%203%20-%20Raising%20Red%20Flags.pdf|page= 48}}</ref>
* {{UZB}}{{Citaiton needed|date=August 2018}}
 
===Former Usersusers===
* {{Flagicon|Chechen Republic of Ichkeria}} [[Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b_poAAAAMAAJ|last1=Babchenko |first1=Arkady |title=One Soldier's War |date=2006 |publisher=Publishers Group West |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-8021-4403-4 |pages=9, 101, 157 |access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flagge FDLR.svg}} [[Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda]]<ref name = '"FDLR'">{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Highlights-EN.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701142546/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Highlights-EN.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2015|chapter-url= http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Chapter-07-EN.pdf|chapter=Waning Cohesion: The Rise and Fall of the FDLR–FOCA|title=Small Arms Survey 2015: weapons and the world|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2015|author=Small Arms Survey|ref={{harvid|Small Arms Survey 2015}}|page=203|author-link= Small Arms Survey}}</ref>
* [[Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front]] (FMLN)<ref name="Central American"/>▼
* {{flag|Donetsk People's Republic}}:<ref name="Ukraine">{{cite book |last1=Ferguson |first1=Jonathan |url=http://armamentresearch.com/Uploads/Research%20Report%20No.%203%20-%20Raising%20Red%20Flags.pdf |title=Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine, 2014 |last2=Jenzen-Jones |first2=N.R. |date=November 2014 |publisher=[[Armament Research Services]] |isbn=978-0-9924624-3-7 |series=Research Report 3 |page=48}}</ref> Used by DPR forces during the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|War in Donbas]] and the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine]] before [[Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts|their annexation by Russia]] in November 2022.
▲* [[Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front]] (FMLN)<ref name="Central American" />
* {{GDR}}
* {{NIC}}: [[Sandinista Popular Army]]<ref name="Central American" />
* {{USSR}}: Passed on to successor states.
* [[Real Irish Republican Army]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-06-24 |title=Real IRA arms purchasing in Croatia indicates a change of tactics - Jane's Security News |url=http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/jtsm/jtsm000823_1_n.shtml |access-date=2024-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060624035820/http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/jtsm/jtsm000823_1_n.shtml |archive-date=2006-06-24 }}</ref>
 
==Similar weapons==
* [[M72 LAW]]
* [[RPG-22]]
* [[RPG-76]]
* [[M80 Rocket Launcher|M80 Zolja]]
 
==See also==
* {{lwc|RPG-76 Komar}}
* [[List of Russian weaponry]]
* {{lwc|M80 Zolja}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references />
 
===General===
* Jones, Richard. ''Jane's Infantry Weapons 2005–06''. Coulsdon: Jane's, 2005. {{ISBN|0-7106-2694-0}}.
 
==External links==
{{Comonscommons category|RPG-18}}
* [http://www.weaponplace.ru/muha.php RPG-18] {{in lang|ru}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090220165434/http://world.guns.ru/grenade/gl38-e.htm Modern Firearms]
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