| « | The RPG-18 Mukah (in English: Fly) is a short-range, disposable, light weight anti-tank rocket launcher made in Russia. The RPG-18 fires a 64 mm warhead mounted on small rocket with an effective range of 200 m. This weapon is able to penetrate up to 375mm of conventional armor and is not reloadable. Armoury Description
|
» |
The RPG-18 is a 64 mm rocket launcher used by both the Russian Armed Forces and Takistani Army, as well as in limited numbers with ION PMC contractors in ArmA 2.
Overview[]
The RPG-18 is a portable, short-range, reloadable, unguided, anti-tank, rocket-propelled grenade launcher.
It can only be loaded with 64 mm grenades fitted with high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warheads, and is accurate up to a maximum distance of 200 metres. The RPG-18 is not fitted with any optical sights or electronic sensors, and only uses a simple ladder sight. The sight itself cannot be zeroed.
Designed to complement the larger RPG-7V, the RPG-18 serves as a compact and lightweight anti-vehicle weapon that is fairly effective in close quarters against light-medium armoured vehicles.
Shouldered and ready to fire. Note the flipped up ladder sight.
For all intents and purposes, the RPG-18 is essentially the Russian equivalent of the American-made M136. Both are similar in appearance but is slightly lighter to carry, and utilises a flip-up sight which provides better clarity as opposed to the latter's obstructive ironsight.
Unfortunately, the RPG-18 also shares many of the M136's drawbacks and has several more caveats impeding its usefulness. A prime example is the RPG-18's smaller-sized HEAT grenade, which is weaker in comparison and can barely punch through the armour of Infantry Fighting Vehicles like the M2A3 Bradley.
On the other hand, its warhead is unable to inflict any lasting damage against heavy Main Battle Tanks such as the M1A2 TUSK; save for perhaps blowing one of its tracks with a direct hit. The RPG-18 is also restricted to a maximum range of 200 metres, which is 50 metres short of the M136's minimum effective range (the M136 is capable of hitting targets further out than 250 metres).
When compared to the RPG-7V, the RPG-18 has no utility outside of being an AT weapon. The RPG-7V has a wide array of munition types for the user to choose from, and can become an anti-personnel, anti-structure, or anti-vehicle weapon with one simple switch of a grenade.
Overall, these factors contribute to the RPG-18 being a mostly redundant weapon in almost every situation. Unless there is no alternative, the RPG-18 should be overlooked in favour of better shoulder-launched weapons.
Munitions[]
PG-18V
The RPG-18 only supports one type of grenade round. It requires six free inventory slots to carry:
| Damage type | Base damage value |
|---|---|
| High-Explosive / Kinetic | 300 |
The round is launched with an initial velocity of 115 m/s and will consistently remain at this speed for the entirety of its flight. The warhead itself has a blast radius of just 1 metre.
Trivia[]
- Along with the M136, the RPG-18 is incorrectly shown in-game as a reloadable launcher. The real-world RPG-18 is designed to be disposed of immediately once fired.
- Ironically, even the RPG-18's own in-game Armoury Description mentions that it cannot be reloaded.
- And like the M136, the RPG-18's grenades also occupy six slots of the player's inventory. This requirement was likely implemented as a stand-in to represent the RPG-18 being a disposable weapon; simply because it makes it highly unfeasible to carry more than one grenade at a time unless the user chooses to forgo primary weapon ammunition altogether.
Gallery[]
External links[]
See also[]
Weapons of comparable role and configuration[]
- RPG-7V (CDF/ChDKZ/Takistani Army/Alternate Russian Armed Forces counterpart)
- M136 (USMC/U.S. Army counterpart)
- RPG-75NH (Outdated Soviet predecessor, ArmA: CWA only)
 Russian Armed Forces - Armoury (ArmA 2)
| |
|---|---|
| Handguns | Makarov 9 mm |
| Submachine guns | PP-19 Bizon 9 mm |
| Shotguns | Saiga 12K |
| Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
| Assault rifles | AK-107 5.45 mm (AK-107 GP-25) |
| Designated marksman rifles | VSS Vintorez 9 mm |
| Sniper rifles | KSVK 12.7 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
| Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
| Machineguns | PKP 7.62 mm • PKM 7.62 mm |
| Launchers | 9K38 Igla • 9K115-2 Metis-M • RPG-7V • RPG-18 |
| Static | AGS-30 • D-30 • Igla AA Pod • KORD • Metis AT-13 • Searchlight |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | |
 Takistani Army - Armoury (ArmA 2)
| |
|---|---|
| Handguns | Makarov 9 mm • Revolver .45 |
| Carbines | AKS-74U 5.45 mm |
| Assault rifles | AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) • FN-FAL 7.62 mm • M16A2 5.56 mm (M16A2 M203) |
| Sniper rifles | KSVK 12.7 mm • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm |
| Squad automatic weapons | RPK-74 5.45 mm |
| Machineguns | M240 7.62 mm • PKM 7.62 mm |
| Launchers | 9K32 Strela-2 • Metis-M 9K115-2 • RPG-7V • RPG-18 |
| Static | AGS-30 • D-30 • Igla AA Pod • KORD • Metis AT-13 • 2B14 Podnos • Searchlight • SPG-9 • ZU-23 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. | Operation Arrowhead | |
 ION Services - Armoury (ArmA 2)
| |
|---|---|
| Handguns | G17 9 mm • M9 9 mm |
| Shotguns | AA-12 |
| Carbines | M4A1 5.56 mm (M4A3) • XM8 Compact 5.56 mm |
| Assault rifles | FN FAL 7.62 mm • M16A2 M203 5.56 mm • XM8 series (XM8, XM8 M320) |
| Designated marksmen rifles | XM8 Sharpshooter 5.56 mm |
| Sniper rifles | AS50 12.7 mm • KSVK 12.7 mm |
| Squad automatic weapons | XM8 Automatic Rifle 5.56 mm |
| Machineguns | PKM 7.62 mm |
| Launchers | FIM-92F Stinger • RPG-18 |
| (Parenthesis) denote variants. Operation Arrowhead | Private Military Company | |